Truck Driver Admits to Illegal Immigration Plot After 39 Killed in UK

A British man admitted on Monday plotting to assist unlawful immigration after 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in the back of a truck he was driving.
Truck Driver Admits to Illegal Immigration Plot After 39 Killed in UK
A court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook, shows lorry driver Maurice Robinson on a video-link at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, England on Oct. 28, 2019. Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP
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LONDON, United Kingdom—A British man admitted on Monday plotting to assist unlawful immigration after 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in the back of a truck he was driving.

The driver, Maurice Robinson, also pleaded guilty to acquiring criminal property but was not asked to enter a plea on 41 other charges including 39 counts of manslaughter in a case which has shone a light on the illicit human smuggling trade.