Thai authorities have arrested more than 150 Tamil migrants in an immigration sweep that Canada had a hidden hand in, according to one security expert.
“You can say that Canada has pre-empted one of the vessels,” said Rohan Gunaratna, a Singapore-based security expert, asserting these migrants were likely destined for Canada aboard a smuggling ship.
The ongoing Tamil boat crisis, he said, has prompted a host of countries “to launch a new strategy” aimed at heading off more migrants. “If not for the Canadians and Australians working together with the Thais, this would have never happened,” he said. More...
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