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NCA reports the extradition order of human trafficker

Published on: 03 December 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 03/12/2021

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Issue Date: 03 December 2021

Published Date: 03 December 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium and France

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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has reported the approval of the extradition order for Alex Tran who was involved in a people smuggling plot that led to the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex. The NCA has provided that Belgian prosecutors allege that Tran was a member of a people smuggling network, moving migrants through Belgium and France into the UK. Westminster magistrates court has approved the extradition and remanded Tran in custody, providing him with seven days to appeal.

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