Three Indonesian Men Charged In Australia For Human Smuggling
Three Indonesian men have been charged with people smuggling offences after the alleged attempt to facilitate the arrival of 15 people to Australia.
A 38-year-old man, 34-year-old man and a 26-year-old-man will appear in Perth Magistrates Court today.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged the men with one count each of facilitating the bringing of non-citizens into Australia (of five or more people), contrary to Section 232A of the Migration Act 1958.
The men arrived on 3rd December 2009 on a vessel that was intercepted by the Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Albany, operating under the control of Customs and Border Protection Command, approximately 80 nautical miles west of Cape Fourcroy, Northern Territory.
The three Indonesian men bring the total number of people charged by the AFP with people smuggling offences since September 2008 to 114.
The maximum penalty for people smuggling offences is 20 years imprisonment and/or a $220,000 fine.
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