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| Five men arrested for people-smuggling accused of bringing in 132 boats | Five men arrested for people-smuggling accused of bringing in 132 boats |
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| Federal police have arrested five men accused of playing key roles in smuggling people from Indonesia to Australia. | Federal police have arrested five men accused of playing key roles in smuggling people from Indonesia to Australia. |
| Australian federal police assistant commissioner Steve Lancaster said four of the men had come to Australia by boat themselves and three were arrested in detention centres. Three were Afghans, one was Iranian and one Pakistani, he said. They were arrested in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia and will face court will face court on charges that carry penalties of up to 10 years jail and a $110,000 fine. | Australian federal police assistant commissioner Steve Lancaster said four of the men had come to Australia by boat themselves and three were arrested in detention centres. Three were Afghans, one was Iranian and one Pakistani, he said. They were arrested in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia and will face court will face court on charges that carry penalties of up to 10 years jail and a $110,000 fine. |
| Between them they had allegedly been responsible for 132 boats reaching Australian waters, Lancaster said, though he did not suggest they had continued to work on the operations from the detention centres. | Between them they had allegedly been responsible for 132 boats reaching Australian waters, Lancaster said, though he did not suggest they had continued to work on the operations from the detention centres. |
| Lancaster was not able to say how many asylum seekers they had brought to Australia, but the impact of their arrest could be significant, Fairfax Media reported. | Lancaster was not able to say how many asylum seekers they had brought to Australia, but the impact of their arrest could be significant, Fairfax Media reported. |
| "This strategic strike against people smuggling is a prime example of the AFP's commitment to disrupt and deter those who seek to organise and facilitate ventures in Australia and offshore," he said. | "This strategic strike against people smuggling is a prime example of the AFP's commitment to disrupt and deter those who seek to organise and facilitate ventures in Australia and offshore," he said. |
| The operations "could have a significant impact on those currently in Australia, but also on those in Indonesia". | The operations "could have a significant impact on those currently in Australia, but also on those in Indonesia". |
| "These people are major players within their syndicates ... they are significant players within those syndicates. They were actively involved in the recruitment of people overseas and also in relation to the collection and transfer of monies." | "These people are major players within their syndicates ... they are significant players within those syndicates. They were actively involved in the recruitment of people overseas and also in relation to the collection and transfer of monies." |
| Lancaster said the AFP was still investigating about 20 other people-smuggling operations. | Lancaster said the AFP was still investigating about 20 other people-smuggling operations. |
| "To those who have not been picked up in the first scoop today, it does not mean you should sleep well tonight," he told reporters in Canberra. "I guarantee there will be further arrests made ... This is not the end." | "To those who have not been picked up in the first scoop today, it does not mean you should sleep well tonight," he told reporters in Canberra. "I guarantee there will be further arrests made ... This is not the end." |
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