People smuggler sentenced to seven years in prison for involvement in the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex truck

More than four years after 39 migrants were found dead in a truck in the United Kingdom, a member of the people smuggling gang has been convicted. A haulier from Northern Ireland has been jailed for seven years, the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London ruled on Thursday. The 26-year-old man was driven by greed when he and others smuggled migrants into the country on several occasions, the jury heard.

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