# Why More Sri Lankans Turn to People Smugglers | Full Episode | SBS Dateline

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People smugglers are preying on Sri Lanka’s vulnerable with false promises of safe passage to places like Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Dateline investigates what's driving the recent surge in the number of people-smuggling boats and how Australia is trying to stop them.

00:00 Intro 02:14 Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis, explained 04:47 How people smuggling operates 06:23 Australia’s controversial “Stop the boats” policy 07:47 What the Australian Federal Police are doing to deter people from getting on boats 12:52 Interview with a people smuggler 16:13 The legacy of Sri Lanka’s civil war 16:53 Tamil asylum seekers in limbo in Australia 18:32 Two migrants recount a perilous journey by boat at sea 21:26 Intercepted by the Australian navy 26:04 Human rights concerns and allegations of police corruption in Sri Lanka 27:35 Life after being sent back

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