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Essex lorry deaths: Marius Draghici to be deported to Romania

A Romanian man jailed over the deaths of 39 people in a lorry trailer is to be deported without paying a penny to his victims’ families.

Marius Draghici, 51, fled the UK after the Vietnamese nationals died in the airtight sealed container as it was transported by ferry from Belgium to Purfleet, Essex, in October 2019.

Said to be a “right-hand man” in a long-running people smuggling ring, Draghici was arrested in Romania in August 2022 and extradited to the UK.

He was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. A confiscation hearing at the Old Bailey was told he would be deported “shortly”.


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