People smugglers jailed for total of 78 years over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants
3 years, 11 months ago

People smugglers jailed for total of 78 years over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four people-smugglers have been jailed for a total of 78 years over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, whose bodies were found in a lorry container in Essex in October 2019. Robinson and one of the smuggling gang’s leaders Ronan Hughes, both from Northern Ireland, admitted their roles in the smuggling scheme and also confessed to 39 counts of manslaughter. In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Sweeney said: "I have no doubt that, as asserted by the prosecution, the conspiracy was a sophisticated, long-running and profitable one to smuggle mainly Vietnamese migrants across the channel."

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Vietnam sentences 27 to death for smuggling over 600 kilos of drugs
1 week, 6 days ago

Vietnam sentences 27 to death for smuggling over 600 kilos of drugs

Live Mint  

A court in Vietnam sentenced 27 people to death on Friday after finding them guilty of trafficking more than 600 kilos of narcotics including heroin, ketamine and methamphetamine, state media reported. The 35-member ring smuggled 626 kilos of drugs from Cambodia into Vietnam between March 2018 and November 2022, the paper said, citing the court ruling. The court said the …

Final member of people-smuggling gang linked to 39 migrant deaths convicted
1 year, 1 month ago

Final member of people-smuggling gang linked to 39 migrant deaths convicted

The Independent  

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Smuggler sentenced to 12 years in deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck
1 year, 5 months ago

Smuggler sentenced to 12 years in deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck

The Independent  

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Smuggler sentenced to prison for deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck in UK
1 year, 5 months ago

Smuggler sentenced to prison for deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck in UK

Associated Press  

LONDON — A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more than 12 years in prison for the deaths of 39 migrants from Vietnam who suffocated in a truck trailer on their way to England in 2019. Marius Mihai Draghici was the ringleader’s right-hand man and an “essential cog” in an operation …

People smuggler pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants
1 year, 6 months ago

People smuggler pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants

The Independent  

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Haulage boss to pay £180,000 to families of 39 container death victims
2 years ago

Haulage boss to pay £180,000 to families of 39 container death victims

The Independent  

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38 of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in a truck in 2019 were registered in NL
2 years, 1 month ago

38 of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in a truck in 2019 were registered in NL

NL Times  

All but one of the 39 Vietnamese people who died in a refrigerated truck while being smuggled from Belgium to the United Kingdom in 2019 were registered in the Netherlands. According to Argos, the report shows that the Dutch authorities had taken fingerprints and registered 38 of the 39 people who died by suffocation while in the truck. According to …

People-smuggler jailed for nearly four years over tragic plot
2 years, 9 months ago

People-smuggler jailed for nearly four years over tragic plot

The Independent  

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People smuggler ordered to pay compensation to families of 39 victims
2 years, 10 months ago

People smuggler ordered to pay compensation to families of 39 victims

The Independent  

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Couple who died in Essex lorry left their young children in Vietnam
4 years ago

Couple who died in Essex lorry left their young children in Vietnam

Daily Mail  

A couple who placed their trust in a smuggling gang offering them the false promise of a new life were found dead together, holding hands, in the back of a shipping container. They are standing with two trolleys filled with luggage; clearly unaware they will be forced to leave it behind at some point in their deadly journey Tran Hai …

Vietnam receives last remains of 39 trafficking victims
5 years, 1 month ago

Vietnam receives last remains of 39 trafficking victims

The Hindu  

The last remains of the 39 Vietnamese who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month were repatriated to their home country on Saturday. Photos by the official Vietnam News Agency showed the arrival at the Hanoi airport of 16 bodies and seven urns, which were flown from London. They were loaded into ambulances on a foggy …

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration
5 years, 1 month ago

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration

The Independent  

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UK police say truck victims from Vietnam; 3 suspects held
5 years, 2 months ago

UK police say truck victims from Vietnam; 3 suspects held

Associated Press  

LONDON — All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck in England last week were Vietnamese nationals, British police said, as three more people were arrested in Ireland and Vietnam in the sprawling international investigation into what appears to be a people-smuggling tragedy. Essex Police Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said Friday that “at this time, we believe …

Essex lorry deaths: 39 migrants found dead ‘were all Vietnamese’, police say
5 years, 2 months ago

Essex lorry deaths: 39 migrants found dead ‘were all Vietnamese’, police say

The Independent  

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Essex truck deaths: Police believe 39 victims were Vietnamese
5 years, 2 months ago

Essex truck deaths: Police believe 39 victims were Vietnamese

CNN  

CNN — The 39 people found dead in the back in the back of a truck in England last month are believed to be Vietnamese nationals, Essex Police said in a statement Friday. He added that police were in “direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK, and we believe we have identified families for some …

Essex lorry deaths: Police probe 'wider conspiracy' amid claims victims had travelled from Vietnam in people-trafficking 'convoy'
5 years, 2 months ago

Essex lorry deaths: Police probe 'wider conspiracy' amid claims victims had travelled from Vietnam in people-trafficking 'convoy'

The Independent  

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Essex truck deaths: Parents of Vietnamese woman feared dead say they were told it was a ‘safe route’
5 years, 2 months ago

Essex truck deaths: Parents of Vietnamese woman feared dead say they were told it was a ‘safe route’

CNN  

Ha Tinh, Vietnam CNN — Nguyen Thi Phong and Pham Van Thin live in a small house in Nghen, a town in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. Pham Thi Tra My is believed to be among the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer at an industrial park in Grays, Essex, on Wednesday. Pham Van Thin said he and …

Essex lorry deaths: 39 people found dead in refrigerated trailer were Chinese nationals
5 years, 2 months ago

Essex lorry deaths: 39 people found dead in refrigerated trailer were Chinese nationals

The Independent  

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Transport companies fear growing number of stowaways post-Brexit
5 years, 5 months ago

Transport companies fear growing number of stowaways post-Brexit

Dutch News  

The number of stowaways on lorries to Britain may increase after Brexit, transport and logistics organisation TLN fears. Expected longer waiting times at the border will give illegal immigrants more opportunities to board the lorries, TLN spokesman Martin Vonk told the Nederlands Dagblad. ‘There is a special Brexit consultation with the government and businesses in which we discuss solutions, such …

Transport companies fear growing number of stowaways post-Brexit
5 years, 5 months ago

Transport companies fear growing number of stowaways post-Brexit

Dutch News  

The number of stowaways on lorries to Britain may increase after Brexit, transport and logistics organisation TLN fears. Expected longer waiting times at the border will give illegal immigrants more opportunities to board the lorries, TLN spokesman Martin Vonk told the Nederlands Dagblad. ‘There is a special Brexit consultation with the government and businesses in which we discuss solutions, such …

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