This skipper, an experienced fisherman, captained a fishing boat packed with 70 people on a dangerous voyage to Australia in late 2012. After being caught and held there, the skipper returned to Sri Lanka to face charges related to human smuggling.

Chathuri Dissanayake, GPJ Sri Lanka

This skipper, an experienced fisherman, captained a fishing boat packed with 70 people on a dangerous voyage to Australia in late 2012. After being caught and held there, the skipper returned to Sri Lanka to face charges related to human smuggling.

Chathuri Dissanayake, GPJ Sri Lanka

This skipper, an experienced fisherman, captained a fishing boat packed with 70 people on a dangerous voyage to Australia in late 2012. After being caught and held there, the skipper returned to Sri Lanka to face charges related to human smuggling.

Chathuri Dissanayake, GPJ Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Smugglers Rely on Sri Lankan Fishing Captains to Move Migrants to Australia

By Chathuri Dissanayake Reporter

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November 8, 2015
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Smugglers Rely on Sri Lankan Fishing Captains to Move Migrants to Australia

Chathuri Dissanayake, GPJ Sri Lanka

This skipper, an experienced fisherman, captained a fishing boat packed with 70 people on a dangerous voyage to Australia in late 2012. After being caught and held there, the skipper returned to Sri Lanka to face charges related to human smuggling.

By Chathuri Dissanayake Reporter

Publication Date

November 8, 2015
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