Irish police discovered 14 migrants in a refrigerated container on a vehicle at Rosslare port, including three Vietnamese.
Irish police announced on January 10 that they had opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking after discovering a group of immigrants including nine men, three women, and two children inside a container on a tractor-trailer inside the port of Rosslare.
The entire group was medically examined and is currently in stable health. Irish media reported that the group included three Vietnamese, one Turkish, and the rest were Kurds from Iran and Iraq.
Rosslare Port in Ireland, 2021. Photo: AFP
Irish Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said he was "relieved" the migrants were safe, as they were believed to have been inside the container on the lorry for more than 24 hours.
British authorities alerted Ireland to the group in the container after receiving a tip-off from a migrant. Irish police said they stopped the trailer for inspection as it was about to leave the ferry from Zeebrugge, Belgium, to Rosslare. The ferry departed Zeebrugge on January 8.
The Port of Rosslare is a hub for passengers and cargo between the UK and Europe, with notable routes to France and Spain. The Irish Road Haulage Association said the refrigerated container was loaded onto a tractor-trailer in Paris before arriving in Zeebrugge.
Duc Trung (According to AFP )
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