Isn't it inevitable that ID's would be forged at some point, like passports, driving licences and any other official papers?

It is a horrible thought JBR, but I think it will happen!
The world is changing too fast .... more violence and less people being sufficiently punished. More illegal immigration that we are not dealing with , and hardly any countries being prepared to help reduce the climate change. The blame lies with weak governments & human greed.
I feel sorry for the wild life who will probably die by drowning, dehydration or starvation.... because they didn't create this unbalanced population on earth!

It would be dreadful if they did not repatriate. It's not our way.

They will learn from this and I'm sure there will be new legislation re such containers. It will put others thinking of such a trip off.

now the families quite naturally are asking for the bodies to be returned to vietnam.
I think they should be if vietnam will pay for them.
Perhaps they can send a plane
if not they will have to be disposed of here
whatever costs less.
I know this sounds dreadful but people should not try to enter the uk illegally .

I'm certain it will happen if nothing is done, world-wide, to prevent it.

Isn't it inevitable that ID's would be forged at some point, like passports, driving licences and any other official papers?

True, but I don't believe that there is a single national system that works. There is data protection legislation which prevents the sharing of data between organisation without explicit consent. (of course explicit consent can be gained in underhand ways). An ID card containing global data would legitimise this big brother society if passed by statute.

Of course various laws to get around this have been passed on the quiet. They are made with little publicity. People take these things for granted because in the culture of distraction we only notice things brought to our attention.

X-ray every commercial vehicle and container.

Existing legislation only really affects commercial interchange of data between commercial data bases and information held into public access.