Update: March, 17/2021 - 10:56 |
Police and forensic officers in Grays, Essex, after 39 bodies of Vietnamese migrants were found inside a lorry in October 2019. VNA/VNS Photo
A 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland was due to appear in court in England later today (UK time) charged in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants.
Caolan Gormley, 23, of Caledon, County Tyrone, will answer a charge of conspiracy to assist illegal immigration.
He is scheduled to appear at Southend Magistrate’s Court in Essex 11am Wednesday, UK time.
Essex Police made the announcement on Tuesday evening, but due to court proceedings getting underway, no further details were released.
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More Irish criminals will face arrest and charges in the coming months, senior sources have revealed after an Irish criminal who was busted by police agencies compromising the EncroChat service earlier this year became the first Irish national to be sentenced in the secretive probe.
Thomas Maher, originally from Clara, Co Offaly, was sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to two charges relating to importing Class A drugs into the UK and two charges of money laundering.
“There will be more criminals linked to Maher who are very likely to face serious jail time in the New Year,” a senior source told Independent.ie last night.
More Irish criminals will face arrest and charges in the coming months, senior sources revealed today after an Irish criminal who was busted by police agencies compromising the EncroChat service earlier this year became the first Irish national to be sentenced in the secretive probe.
Thomas Maher (40) who is originally from Clara, Co Offaly was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime abroad at an earlier hearing.
He was jailed for 14 years.
“There will be more criminals linked to Maher who are very likely to face serious jail time in the New Year,” a senior source told Independent.ie last night.
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