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Belgian court jails trafficking gang leader for Vietnamese truck deaths

Belgian court jails trafficking gang leader for Vietnamese truck deaths

The Vietnamese head of a human trafficking gang was sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Belgian court on Wednesday for the manslaughter of 39 compatriots who suffocated in an airtight shipping container smuggled into Britain in 2019.
Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Italian police arrest man allegedly involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Italian police had arrested a Romanian citizen who is the subject of an international arrest warrant from the U.K. for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese people smuggled into Britain.
June 12, 2021 | 02:51 am PT
UK judge orders extradition of Vietnamese teen accused in migrant smuggling

UK judge orders extradition of Vietnamese teen accused in migrant smuggling

A U.K. judge on Thursday blocked an extradition appeal by a Vietnamese teenager, wanted by Belgium in connection with a smuggling operation that led to 39 migrants' death in England.
April 8, 2021 | 06:31 pm PT
Lengthy jail terms given to men involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Lengthy jail terms given to men involved in Vietnamese truck deaths

Four men were given long jail sentences on Friday for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in October 2019 as they were being smuggled into Britain.
January 22, 2021 | 06:09 pm PT
Vietnamese families tell people smuggling gang of pain over 39 deaths

Vietnamese families tell people smuggling gang of pain over 39 deaths

A British court on Thursday heard harrowing accounts from the families of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead in the back of a truck, as the smugglers await sentencing.
January 7, 2021 | 10:55 pm PT
Vietnamese victim's father pities men convicted in UK over migrant deaths

Vietnamese victim's father pities men convicted in UK over migrant deaths

The father of one of the 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in a truck in Britain said he felt sorry for the two men convicted of manslaughter over the deaths.
December 23, 2020 | 02:00 am PT
Two guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths

Two guilty in UK over Vietnamese migrant deaths

Two people were found guilty on Monday of manslaughter and people smuggling over the discovery of 39 dead Vietnamese migrants in the back of a truck in England last year.
December 21, 2020 | 06:28 pm PT
UK truck driver claims innocence in Vietnamese migrant tragedy

UK truck driver claims innocence in Vietnamese migrant tragedy

A truck driver on trial in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants last year claimed Wednesday he was unaware they were inside a container he ferried to a port.
November 18, 2020 | 05:50 pm PT
UK policeman recalls finding Vietnamese migrants half-naked and motionless

UK policeman recalls finding Vietnamese migrants half-naked and motionless

A British police officer on Wednesday recounted how he tried to find signs of life after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were discovered in a container truck.
October 28, 2020 | 08:32 pm PT
UK trucker took 23 minutes to raise alarm over 39 dead Vietnamese

UK trucker took 23 minutes to raise alarm over 39 dead Vietnamese

A British truck driver who discovered dozens of dead Vietnamese migrants in a container waited 23 minutes before alerting police, a court was told on Tuesday.
October 27, 2020 | 07:19 pm PT
Remembering a tragedy

Remembering a tragedy

One year ago today, 39 bodies were discovered in the container of a truck at Grays, Essex, not far from London.
October 22, 2020 | 08:01 pm PT
Trial on UK truck tragedy delayed as 63 witnesses absent

Trial on UK truck tragedy delayed as 63 witnesses absent

A trial has been delayed from hearing how a Vietnamese woman had been brought to the U.K. illegally and died in a truck.
August 31, 2020 | 02:13 am PT
Irish haulier pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK

Irish haulier pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK

A 40-year-old Irish haulier pleaded guilty on Friday to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck near London last year.
August 28, 2020 | 05:28 pm PT
Vietnamese woman jailed over man's death in UK truck tragedy

Vietnamese woman jailed over man's death in UK truck tragedy

A woman from the north central Nghe An Province was sentenced to 15 months in jail Thursday for helping a friend work abroad illegally.
June 25, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
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