Driver extradition trial hears lorry drivers paid up to €1,000 per trafficked migrant

One of the lorry drivers involved in a suspected conspiracy to traffic human beings into the UK were allegedly being paid up to €1,000 per trafficked person, the High Court has heard.

The details emerged during a hearing into the proposed extradition to the UK of Eamon Harrison (23) from Mayobridge, Co Down, who is wanted for his alleged role in transporting a refrigerated trailer in which 39 migrants were found dead in Essex, in October.