The arrests, linked to the discovery of 39 bodies in England, came as the British authorities urged two men to turn themselves in to the police in Northern Ireland.
Tag: Human Trafficking
39 Vietnamese Died in a U.K. Truck. 18,000 More Endure This Perilous Trip.
Thousands of people from Vietnam are smuggled to Europe every year on a route filled with violence and hardship. And that is just the beginning.
12 Men Found Alive in Refrigerated Truck After Deadly Smuggling Case
A truck driver transporting fruit and vegetables across Belgium became suspicious and alerted the police.
Britain Hasn’t Named 39 Dead in a Truck. But in Vietnam, They Know.
For the poor in Vietnam, human smuggling offers a chance at a better life. “If an electrical pole had legs, it would go too.”
Driver in Case of 39 Bodies in Truck Appears in U.K. Court
Maurice Robinson was charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
U.K. Truck Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Deaths of 39
Maurice Robinson, 25, has been held for questioning since the grisly discovery of the bodies in a truck in Essex, England.
What We Know About the U.K. Truck Deaths
The police say that the victims are believed to be from China, and that investigators have found out how the truck and container entered Britain, but there are still far more questions than answers.
39 Bodies Found in Truck Are Likely Chinese, U.K. Police Say
The driver, identified as Morris Robinson, 25, remained under arrest on suspicion of murder. Investigators were also at work in Belgium and Northern Ireland.
After Fleeing North Korea, Women Get Trapped as Cybersex Slaves in China
A growing number of North Korean women are smuggled from their country and trafficked into the sex trade in China, and forced to perform sex acts online for clients.
Jan Ruff-O’Herne, Who Told of Wartime Rape by the Japanese, Dies at 96
As many as 200,000 “comfort women” were treated as the Imperial Army’s sex slaves. She was the first European to speak up about it — 50 years later.