All 39 victims are from Vietnam
Vietnam yesterday said that it “strongly condemns” human trafficking, after British police confirmed 39 people found dead in a truck last week are believed to be Vietnamese.
Most of the victims are thought to come from central Vietnam, where easy-to-find brokers help to arrange trips to Europe -- often via Russia -- for migrants hoping to earn money overseas.
The extreme risks of the journeys were laid bare after eight women and 31 men were found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex, east of London, on October 23.
Two people were arrested in central Ha Tinh province for human trafficking on Friday, as British police sought more suspects.
Officials are now working to identify the victims after DNA samples were collected from families in Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces in central Vietnam.
The grim case has shocked Britain and plunged families in remote Vietnamese villages into grief. It has also cast a light on sophisticated transnational trafficking networks helping to smuggle migrants into Britain.
Meanwhile, more than 30 migrants from Pakistan have been found hidden in a lorry in southern France, prosecutors said yesterday. They said the driver, who was also from Pakistan, was detained.
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