The corpses of 39 people,
including a teenager, have been found in a shipping container in Essex, a town
not too far from London.
According to BBC, the lorry
driver, a 25-year-old man from northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion
of murder.
The lorry, found at Waterglade
Industrial Park in Grays, is believed to have come from Bulgaria.
The police said the vehicle got
into the UK via Holyhead, Anglesey, on Saturday.
Seamus Leheny, Northern Ireland
policy manager for the Freight Transport Association, said if the lorry had
come from Bulgaria, getting into Britain via Holyhead was an “unorthodox
route”.
Leheny said: “it might be seen as
an easier way to get in by going from Cherbourg or Roscoff, over to Rosslare,
then up the road to Dublin”.
The National Crime Agency said it
had also sent officers to assist and identify any “organised crime groups who
may have played a part”.
Reacting to the incident, a
spokesman for the Bulgarian foreign affairs ministry said there is no
indication yet as to where the victims may have come from.
“There is also no indication of
the nationality of the human bodies found in the truck,” he said.
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson
said the home office would work with the police in determining what happened.
“I know that the thoughts and
prayers of all members will be with those who lost their lives and their loved
ones,” Johnson said.
“I’m receiving regular updates.
The Home Office will work closely with Essex Police as we establish exactly
what has happened.”
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