Haulier accused in migrant deaths claims he was only smuggling booze

A haulier took part in a people smuggling network which resulted in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the back of a truck, a court heard. The victims suffocated due to a lack of oxygen on the journey from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet, Essex. Their bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, on 23 October 2019. Caolan Gormley, 26, the director of CDG Transport LTD based in Northern Ireland, denies conspiracy to assist unlawful…