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France deports 46 Sri Lankans who reached R?union Island

14 Jan, 2023

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France has deported 46 Sri Lankans who reached R?union Island by boat, the Sri Lanka Navy said today.

The navy said that the Sri Lankans will be handed over to the?Criminal Investigations Department for onward legal action.

The Sri Lankans were deported by air and were detained on their arrival back to Sri Lanka last evening.

“The suspects set out aboard a multiday fishing trawler (IMUL ? A- 0559 CHW) from Negombo on 02nd December 2022. The group of individuals comprises 43 males including the crew of the multiday fishing vessel, 02 females and 01 boy. They were apprehended as they were attempting to illegally enter the R?union Island of France on 24th December 2022. They have been identified as residents of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Batticaloa, Chilaw and Negombo, from 13 to 53 years of age,” the Navy said.

According to the Navy, human smugglers in Dehiwala charged an amount from Rs. 200,000 rupees to Rs. 4,500,000 from one person.

“Smugglers orchestrate this nature of unlawful acts with the intention of making a fast buck, by defrauding innocent people. Therefore, the Navy urges the public to avoid being victimized to such ploys and waste their hard-earned money,” the Navy said.

The Navy also said that the French Government does not entertain the illegal entry of people to the R?union Island and such people will be immediately repatriated upon apprehension. (Colombo Gazette)

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