39 Bodies In A Truck Britain: 8 Suspects Arrested In Vietnam

Vietnamese police arrested eight new people suspected of being involved in the drama of 39 migrants, probably Vietnamese, who were found dead at the end of October in a refrigerated truck near London. Authorities in Nghe An Province, where several alleged victims have come from, have “arrested eight suspects involved in smuggling rings,” Nguyen Huu Cau, a provincial police chief, was quoted as saying in the media. local.

Two Vietnamese were arrested last week in the case. In the United Kingdom, the driver of the refrigerated truck from Northern Ireland has been charged with manslaughter, money laundering and conspiracy to promote illegal immigration. In Dublin, another Irishman in the North, who is reported to be involved in this case, appeared before the High Court of Justice in Ireland to initiate extradition proceedings to Britain.

31 men and 8 women

Three other people were arrested and released on bail by the British police. The discovery of the truck on 23 October provoked an international outcry and highlighted the highly organized clandestine migration routes between Vietnam and Europe.

The bodies of 39 migrants – 31 men and eight women – were found in an industrial area in Grays, Essex, about 30 kilometres east of London. The police have so far given no indication of the exact causes of their deaths. The container arrived by ferry at Purfleet Harbor on the Thames from Zeebrugge, Belgium. The victims have not yet been officially identified, pending the results of the DNA tests, but the British authorities, after having thought they were Chinese nationals, said last week that they would be Vietnamese.