MV Sun Sea human smuggling suspect arrested in France
April 6, 2012 07:04 am
The suspected organizer of the MV
Sun Sea, the human smuggling ship that brought almost 500 Sri Lankan asylum
seekers to Canada in 2010, has been arrested in France, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police confirmed.
Thayakaran Markandu was being held in custody by French
authorities, police said, adding extradition proceedings were underway to bring
him to Canada, where he could face life imprisonment and a $1-million fine.
The RCMP and Interpol had been looking for Mr. Markandu, a Sri
Lankan citizen, since last month when he was charged over his alleged role in
the Sun Sea operation, which was the work of smugglers based in Bangkok, the
National Post reports.
