Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man in connection with the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks.
The man, aged 34 from Limavady in County Londonderry, was arrested just after midday at Banbridge on the A1 - part of the main road between Belfast and Dublin - on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry.
He is currently in the custody of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) ahead of his being returned to England for questioning by Essex Police.
PSNI officers are also carrying out a search of his home address to help the Essex Police investigation.
Acting Detective Chief Inspector Martin Pasmore, of Essex Police, said: "This is a fast-moving investigation which has already involved a number of police forces and law enforcement agencies from across the United Kingdom and Europe.
"I am very grateful to officers from the PSNI for their assistance this morning.
"We will continue to work closely with all of our policing colleagues as we pursue our investigation to bring those responsible for this crime to justice."
The man who died was earlier named as Meet Singh Kapoor.
He was in his 40s and reportedly died in his children's arms.
A post-mortem examination has not been able to establish how he died.
Mr Kapoor was one of 35 Afghan Sikhs, including 13 children, from Kabul who were found sealed in an airtight container on a UK-bound ferry.
The alarm was raised after "banging and screaming" could be heard from the container when it arrived at Tilbury on a ship from Zeebrugge in Belgium which docked on Saturday morning.
The survivors are now applying for asylum in the UK and under the care of the Home Office.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are continuing to provide expert support, along with the National Crime Agency, to the Essex Police investigation into the discovery of 35 people in a container at the port of Tilbury on Saturday.
"This tragic incident is a reminder of the devastating human consequences of illegal migration and we will do all we can to help bring those responsible to justice."
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