Lankan migrants' spokesman a human smuggler

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia has informed the Foreign Ministry that they have confirmed from a reliable source the true identity of Alex, the spokesman of the suspected 255 illegal Sri Lankan migrants in Merak, Banten Province, Indonesia. Kulaendrarajah Sanjeev alias Alex once belonged to the Kannan Gang involved in street fights and was deported from Canada in 2003, after being arrested for trouble making. His date of birth is January 6, 1982.

Alex had been involved in human smuggling for a long time and it is believed that his office is based in India. His brother who is in Canada is also involved in human smuggling and the Canadian Mounted Police are after him.