The discovery of human remains at a mill in Oldham has shocked the community. Police have named four missing men - a father, a husband and two young men looking for work - as those feared to have died in a blaze at Bismark House Mill in May. Cuong Van Chu, Uoc Van Nguyen, Duong Van Nguyen and Nam Thanh Le are at the centre of a major police investigation into the blaze.
All Vietnamese nationals, they were reported missing to Greater Manchester Police on July 21. All four had kept up contact with their families, though they have not heard of them since the fire. Detectives are understood to be exploring the possibility that human trafficking could have played a part in the tragedy.
Multiple sources have claimed that a section of the mill was being used to farm cannabis. Charities have warned that there is an increase in Vietnamese nationals, particularly men, being trafficked in the UK.
One such man has spoken bravely about his experience at the hands of traffickers and gangmasters in the hope of raising awareness of the growing issue.
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