A group of 38 Sri Lankans were repatriated by the authorities of the Réunion Island of France last evening (25 Jan.), after an unlawful migration attempt by means of sea was foiled.The group had left from the Negombo fisheries harbour on 01 December 2022 on a multiday fishing trawler, and had actually proceeded towards the Diego Garcia Island, where they were collared and deported by the British Navy on 30 December 2022.
Subsequently, nevertheless, the smuggler had travelled with the group of unlawful immigrants towards Réunion Island in French area, where they were held by the appropriate authorities on 14 January.
They were then produced before the Réunion Court, following which they were repatriated yesterday.The group, inclusive of 33 males, 2 females aged over 18 and two boys and a lady aged listed below 18, have been determined as citizens of Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa Puttalam, Negombo and Gampaha, and were turned over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for onward legal proceedings.The smugglers, identified as homeowners of Kalpitiya and Kandy, are thought to have actually charged amounts varying from Rs.
400,000 to Rs.
1 million per person, Sri Lanka Navy reported.Thus, the Sri Lanka Navy have advised the general public to refrain from falling prey to such ploys, adding that the French Government too, does not captivate the prohibited entry of individuals to the Réunion Island and such individuals will be right away repatriated upon apprehension.
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