Vietnamese teenager to be extradited over Essex migrant deaths

Contributed by NAMPA / DPA.

London (dpa/PA Media) - A Vietnamese teenager accused of being a key "organizer" in the fatal people-smuggling operation which saw 39 migrants suffocate in the back of a container on its way to Essex has lost his appeal against extradition.
Ngo Sy Tai, also known as Hung Sy Truong, is wanted in Belgium over allegations he ran a so-called "safe house" for his fellow Vietnamese nationals in Anderlecht, Brussels.
Joel Smith, representing Ngo, appealed against extradition and cited a lack of detail ...