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Over1,500 asylum seekers nabbed during past six months


Another boat heading for Australia held

Another boat with 65 would-be asylum seekers illegally heading to Australia was taken into Naval custody on Sunday night in the eastern seas.


Around 1,500 asylum seekers attempted to enter Australia illegally during the past six and a half months, Immigration and Emigration Department sources said yesterday.

Sources said 1,340 asylum seekers tried to illegally enter Australia during the first half of this year.

Almost 60 percent of the boat people interviewed by Australian authorities confirmed they commenced their voyage from Sri Lanka while the rest claimed to be from refugee camps in India, they added. According to Department statistics, the majority of asylum seekers are Tamils, with Sinhalese and some Muslims among them. The Navy arrested around 200 people attempting to illegally migrate to Australia in the last four days. The Police said it prevented over 700 people illegally migrating to Australia this year.

According to sources, Army, Navy, Air Force and Police along with other agencies have come up with new strategies to curb human trafficking and illegal migration. A three tier programme has been implemented by Sri Lankan authorities and 250 asylum seekers who attempted to flee to Australia illegally were arrested as a result of this programme.

 

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