Marius Mihai Draghici is suspected of participating in a plot that resulted in the killings of Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were discovered in a truck container on October 23, 2019.
This morning, a man wanted in connection with the murders of 39 people discovered in the back of a truck in Essex will appear in court.
Marius Mihai Draghici is suspected of participating in a plot that resulted in the killings of Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were discovered in a truck container on October 23, 2019.
The 49-year-old was arrested in Romania in August and deported to the United Kingdom.
After the execution of a European Arrest Warrant, this occurs.
Now in the custody of the Essex Police, he has been charged with 39 charges of homicide and conspiracy to aid illegal immigration. He is scheduled to appear before the Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court this morning, Saturday, October 29.
One week after the third anniversary of the horrific event, the charges are filed.
Temperatures inside the container reached 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit) after refugees paid people smugglers over £10,000 each for passage to England.
The truck had traveled from Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Purfleet Port, Essex.
