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LONDON - A member of a people smuggling gang was jailed for nearly 13 years in a London court on Tuesday (July 11) for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death as they were being smuggled into Britain. Marius Draghici was sentenced to 12 years and seven months at London's Old Bailey, having last...

The man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months at London's Old Bailey

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained by police in Romania last August.

A man who was part of a conspiracy that led to the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese people in a lorry which was being driven by Northern Irishman Maurice Robinson has been jailed for 12 years.

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained in Romania last August

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained by police in Romania last August.

A “right-hand man” in a people-smuggling ring has been jailed for more than 12 years for the manslaughter of 39 men, women and children found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex.

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained by police in Romania last August.

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained by police in Romania last August.

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained by police in Romania last August.