Angry because no money was collected
The "Snake Head" tape is said to entice the victims, pledging a better life with trips to the West valued at around £ 30,000 (approximately US $ 39,000).
The gang earned millions by smuggling people to Britain on extremely harsh roads. They are taken on cargo trucks, on the night, without food, ventilation, water or toilet.
The Mirror said a source close to the traffickers suspected of being behind the death march of 39 people had no regrets about the incident. Instead, they were angry about losing large sums of money because all the people in the transport were dead.
"It is an agreement between" Snake Head "and their customers. They are willing to do so and do not feel ashamed to commit crimes," the source said.
Prior to this tragedy, "Snake Head" was also involved in the 58 deaths of Chinese in closed trucks in Dover, England in 2000.
"Snake king" notorious brutal
One of the leaders of the "Snake Head" is Jing Ping Chen, or "Sister Ping" - one of the most notorious gang leaders across Europe and was dubbed the "snake head".
"Chi Ping" was born in a poor rural area of China in 1949. At the age of 15, Ping went to the United States in a merchant fleet and worked there for 13 years, sending money back to his family in China. Deported after doing other jobs such as washing dishes, Ping returned to China and started trafficking.
Ping Jing Chen. Photo: Getty.
After getting married, Ping moved to Hong Kong with her husband and had three sons. Ping became a successful entrepreneur with his own factory in China. However, with personal ambition, in 1981, Ping moved to work as a nanny in New York. Ping and her husband opened Chinese shops for Chinese in the US.
By the early ’80s, Ping started a human trafficking operation and in 1989, was jailed for 6 months. Released from prison, Ping continued this activity and developed a team of limbs around the world.
In the US, Ping is famous for its brutality and enormous scale of operation. Ping paid rent to thugs from Fuk Ching - the most brutal gang in Chinatown to suppress rivals. By force and intimidation, in 1997, Ping became a rival character in human trafficking here.
After the United States, Ping continued to operate in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where his lover was the leader of the Triad.
Ping also acts very cruelly to his opponents in the way. The story goes that when a nearby gang leader tried to encroach on his territory, Ping invited him to dinner and then hit him with a hammer and shot both of his legs.
At that time, Ping was huge, owned 8 cars, 7 "safe houses" and dozens of people under his control. The snake headband is said to make about £ 35,000 a month (about $ 45,000) and Ping accumulated a fortune of about £ 40 million (about $ 52 million).
Foreign tycoon band leader "the most successful of all time" sa net
As described by the US Department of Justice, Ping’s network is considered "the first and last, the most successful foreign smuggler of all time".
For five years, the FBI tracked down Ping, but Ping lived in China, where the United States had no extradition treaty and could not be arrested. Finally, Interpol made the breakthrough they were waiting for in 2000. After constantly searching for a list of commuters traveling between Hong Kong and New York, they found Ping’s son’s name. Officials waited at Hong Kong airport and caught Ping.
The US Department of Justice considers Ping’s tape "the first and last, the most successful foreign smugglers of all time". Pictured is a tomato truck carrying 58 Chinese people to the UK in the commotion in 2000. Photo: Getty.
"Snake King" resisted extradition for 3 years but was eventually brought to the US and tried in 2005. Ping faced charges of trafficking, hostage, money laundering ... and sentenced to 35 years prison.
In his first interview at the prison, Ping said: "I started to feel that the prison was the safest place for me." In 2013, Ping was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and deteriorated health.
At the age of 65, the notorious trafficking tycoon passed away in April 2014. Even so, Ping’s brutal "Snake Head" legacy continues.
