CANBERRA – Indian journalist has been charged with people smuggling afterhe allegedly helped eight people enter Australia using fake mediacredentials.
In a joint statement, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Forcesaid that Indian national who was taken into custody has been charged withone count of people smuggling and one count of having false documents.
The maximum penalty for two offenses is up to 20 years in jail. Thesuspect is expected to face court on April 6.
The remaining eight people have been taken into immigration detention. -Agencies