The Smugglers Trail

The Smugglers Trail Indonesia is home to thousands of refugees waiting to settle in Australia. Desperate to leave, many try their luck with people smugglers. Here's a fascinating insight into that murky world.
'We've got about 500,000 who need resettlement outcomes and only 100,000 places' says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Thousands every year refuse to wait. For an exorbitant fee, smugglers use leaky fishing boats to ship their human cargo to Australia. ''. Both countries have now agreed on an extradition exchange. Australia wants Hadi, an alleged smuggler, but Australian police's methods seem questionable. 'They offered him money. In exchange he had to work for them. He refused,' says Hadi's lawyer. Asserting his innocence, Hadi is in jail while smugglers continue to operate. Why are they free? 'Because they pay money.'
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