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image captionThe 39 people who died in the back of a trailer as it crossed the North Sea between Zeebrugge and the UK
A man has been charged in Italy in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry in 2019.
Police said Dragos Damian, 27, was held near Milan by National Crime Agency officials and Italian authorities.
The Vietnamese migrants were discovered in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Purfleet, Essex on 23 October 2019.
Mr Damian has been charged with conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence.
Essex Police said it was awaiting details of when Mr Damian would appear before the Italian courts.