A Vietnamese mum nicknamed “Precious” is being hunted in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex. Thi Thuy Diem, 30, is accused of playing a leading role in an organised crime network with tentacles reaching into China, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Britain.
She is on the run after four of her gang, including her younger brother, were jailed in Vietnam in connection with the October 2019 deaths.
The Mirror can today reveal the complex structure of the trafficking web after 34 suspected members were held across Europe and Asia.
The organised crime group moved their “clients” through various routes across Asia and Europe before holding them in safe houses in France and Belgium in preparation for the last leg of the journey.