Sri Lankan refugees duped by HK traffickers
Papua New Guinea: Hong Kong-based agents are charging US$11,800 to
smuggle Sri Lankan refugees to Papua New Guinea, the Post-Courier
reported.
The newspaper, quoting unnamed PNG intelligence service officers,
says the human smuggling operators are charging $31,600 for refugees who
want to go on to Australia. These smuggling groups are reportedly using
agents in PNG.
"But it still looks like they came into PNG to have easy access
somehow to Australia because they would not have had an easy way out if
they had gone straight to Australia from wherever they came from.
"But in any case, coming to PNG, especially from a dangerous
grouping, is a threat to the national security of this country in
itself," the intelligence officers said.
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