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TORONTO — The investigation into the human smuggling ring behind the MV Sun Sea, which brought 492 asylum seekers to Canada in 2010, has ended with charges against two Canadians and four Sri Lankans.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested a 55-year-old man in Ontario Tuesday and issued warrants for two more suspects, bringing to six the number of alleged people smugglers the Crown intends to prosecute over the Sun Sea.

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Superintendent Derek Simmonds, head of the RCMP’s Federal Border Integrity Program in British Columbia, said in a statement Wednesday the “investigative phase” of the Sun Sea probe was winding down and he did not expect further charges.

“I am not able to provide details of the roles each of these six individuals played, but I can inform you they represent not only the leadership aboard the vessel, but also the organizers from Canada and internationally,” he said.