Queens Man Sentenced to 15 Months for Alien Smuggling

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Atikur Razzaque, age 28, of Ozone Park, New York, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Chief Border Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia of the United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, made the announcement.

As part of his earlier guilty plea, Razzaque admitted that on September 21, 2024, he traveled to the northern border near Westville, New York, where he smuggled three Bangladeshi citizens into the United States for profit. Razzaque admitted that he smuggled other aliens across the border in the past.

United States Border Patrol investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Paulbeck prosecuted the case.