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Criminals likely planned migrant ship: expert
Very few could have planned such a sophisticated operation, says UBC prof

By DHARM MAKWANA, QMI Agency

Last Updated: August 13, 2010 10:16am


Tamil migrant ship docks in B.C.Group fears child traffickers onboard Tamil boatRefugee system must not be 'hijacked by criminals': ToewsTamil refugee questions remainRefugee boats face blockades of fearProcess migrants offshore, says expertTamil support systems in placePerilous passageA criminal mastermind must be behind the Thai freighter carrying up to 500 Tamil migrants to the British Columbia shores, according to a human-trafficking expert.

UBC professor Benjamin Perrin said Thursday only a small number of organizations could manage such a sophisticated and large-scale migrant smuggling operation that would be able to collect debts ranging in the tens of thousands of dollars for passage owed by those aboard the MV Sun Sea.

“This is not some sort of humanitarian flotilla run by the Red Cross,â€