Canada

Mounties Dept: Thayakaran Markandu has been charged with organizing illegal entry into Canada, the Mounties announced Wednesday. The charge relates to the MV Sun Sea, which arrived in August 2010 carrying 492 Tamil migrants, according to CBC. "We believe he's not inside Canada, so we're working with our international partners to have the warrant executed in an effort to bring him to justice," Pound said in an interview. 'No Canadian thinks it's acceptable to abuse our immigration system for financial gain through the despicable crime of human smuggling.' Public Safety Minister Vic Toews RCMP have launched an international manhunt for the first person charged in connection with a ship that brought hundreds of Tamil migrants to Canada's West Coast a year and a half ago. Markandu, who court records indicate was born in 1972, is currently believed to be living abroad, although the Mounties haven't confirmed where, said Sgt. Duncan Pound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.