Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will find out next week if they'll be granted bail.

Lawyers for Ogulcan Mersin, Dogan Alakus and Firat Yuksek made arguments in front of a Quebec court judge in Sherbrooke, Que., during a two-day bail hearing that ended Friday.

The evidence presented at the hearing is covered under a publication ban, and the judge will make a decision on Sept. 10.

The men were arrested at about 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 3 near Stanstead, Que., after police intercepted a cube truck near the U.S. border.

Crown prosecutors confirmed Thursday that the men are facing a new charge under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act — organizing entry into Canada of a group of 10 people or more.

They are now

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