Ronan Hughes faces extradition to Britain over a human smuggling case that saw 39 Vietnamese migrants discovered dead in a truck.
DUBLIN, Ireland – A man facing extradition to Britain over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a truck container last year"organized" drivers in the trafficking operation, an Irish court heard Friday, May 15.
The container had recently arrived in England on a ferry from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and British authorities have charged numerous truck drivers in a sprawling investigation. Irish police arrested 40-year-old Hughes in April following a European arrest warrant for 39 counts of manslaughter and one count of conspiracy to commit unlawful immigration.
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