UK driver admits two charges after bodies found in truck DStv403
File: The bodies of eight women and 31 men were found in a refrigeration trailer.pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to assist illegal immigration.
Maurice Robinson appeared via video link at London's Central Criminal Court from the high-security Belmarsh prison, south-east London, and pleaded guilty to two of the 43 charges levelled against him.READ:Robinson, from Northern Ireland, faces, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering.
Wearing a blue sweatshirt and talking to confirm his name, age and nationality, Robinson pleaded guilty to conspiring with others"to commit an offence of assisting unlawful immigration".He also admitted to acquiring"criminal property namely cash, which he knew or suspected, constituted or represented his own or another's benefit from criminal conduct."The truck driver did not enter pleas on the other charges, and is due to appear before court again on December 13.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Concern as 1 400 trucks burnt or looted since start of 2019 | Weekend ArgusThe looting and burning of trucks has cost the trucking industry more than R1.3 billion.
Read more »
UPDATE: Second person found drowned at Sea Point, two still missingA man, believed to be in his early twenties, was found by surfers and an NSRI rescue swimmer swam out to them.
Read more »
Twenty-three bodies found in DR Congo plane crash: rescue serviceAn official said no survivors were expected from a small plane believed to have been carrying 19 passengers and crew.
Read more »
No luck for Elon Musk during Cybertruck klapDuring the unveiling of the Cybertruck to cheering fans, Musk took a stab at the durability of other trucks, only to be shaken when his boast about his new truck’s windows backfired
Read more »
London refuses to renew Uber’s operating licenceTransport for London says there have been a ‘pattern of failures’ by Uber, including the use of unauthorised drivers on other drivers' accounts
Read more »
Murder-suicide suspected in Durban beach stabbing caseThe deaths of two Chatsworth residents who were found stabbed near Durban's Suncoast Casino last week are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Read more »