People smuggler cash: Stacks police say were paid to send asylum seekers on a 'suicide mission'

By Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa
Updated June 17 2015 - 11:13am, first published 5:22am
Four of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Four of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Five of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Five of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Six of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: jewell topsfield
Six of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: jewell topsfield
One of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
One of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
General Endang Sunjaya, police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province shows a mobile phone with a picture of the money on Tuesday. Photo: Fairfax Media
General Endang Sunjaya, police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province shows a mobile phone with a picture of the money on Tuesday. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: jewell topsfield
Two of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: jewell topsfield
Three of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Three of six: Money used to pay people traffickers in Indonesia, and the envelope that carried it. Photo: Fairfax Media
Semuel Messak, the head of Landu village, where the boat came ashore, points to the rocks where the boat ran aground.  Photo: Amilia Rosa
Semuel Messak, the head of Landu village, where the boat came ashore, points to the rocks where the boat ran aground. Photo: Amilia Rosa
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
One of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
One of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
General Endang Sunjaya, police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province shows a mobile phone with a picture of the money on Tuesday. Photo: Fairfax Media
General Endang Sunjaya, police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province shows a mobile phone with a picture of the money on Tuesday. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Three of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Three of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Two of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Four of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Four of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Fairfax Media
Five of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Supplied
Five of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Supplied
Six of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Supplied
Six of six: Money Indonesian police say was used to pay people traffickers. Photo: Supplied

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