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As many as 39 bodies were found in a container in an industrial complex in the UK. Local media raise the possibility that trafficking or illegal immigrants were killed during the smuggling process.

I'm Yoo Byung-soo.

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It's a waterlaid industrial park in Essex, southeast England.

Police encircle and control cargo truck containers parked by the side of the factory.

Local police yesterday (23 days) at the dawn of the report, the police found 39 bodies, including an estimated 10 people in the container.

Police prohibit entry into the neighborhood and investigate the cause of their deaths.

Police have confirmed that the container has left Gebrugue, Belgium, and has arrived at a pier near the Waterglade Industrial Park.

Trucks were registered in Bulgaria in 2017, but Bulgarian authorities stressed that Bulgaria was not associated with truck and container deaths.

Local media have raised the possibility of smothering in containers in trafficking or illegal immigrants.

Police are arresting and investigating a 25-year-old truck driver from Northern Ireland for murder.

[FIFA Mills / Essex Police: Trucks and trailers will be moved to a safe place to investigate while maintaining the dignity of the body. We haven't identified the victims yet.]

Police say it will take a long time to determine the identity of the body and how it happened.