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

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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.

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