Essex lorry deaths: Marius Draghici jailed for more than 12 years

A radical trafficker has been jailed for 12 years and 7 months implicit the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who died successful a lorry container.

Marius Draghici, 50, from Romania, admitted 39 counts of manslaughter and 1 number of conspiracy to assistance unlawful immigration.

The bodies were discovered connected an concern property successful Grays, Essex, successful October 2019.

The Old Bailey was told Draghici was a "right hand" antheral successful the operation.

The judge, Mr Justice Garnham, said Draghici "was a tiny but indispensable cog successful the wheels of this transgression conspiracy" that "put would beryllium migrants astatine hazard of death".

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