A Canadian national pleaded guilty in the United States on Feb. 24 in connection with a human smuggling operation uncovered in 2019 that reached from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean to the United States.
Sri Kajamukam Chelliah, a Sri Lankan Canadian, worked with other smugglers to bring at least six Sri Lankans into the United States illegally, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). He also pleaded guilty to smuggling Sri Lankans into Canada via the United States in 2019.
