A gang ringleader convicted over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children in a lorry in Essex made at least £90,000 from people-smuggling, a court has been told.
Gheorghe Nica, 46, was jailed for 27 years for the manslaughter of the victims, who died in sweltering conditions as they were transported in an airtight container from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet on October 22 2019.
