Bay boss gets 14yrs.THE gangmaster who caused the deaths of 21 Chinese cockle cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are obliquely spherical, and possess distinct radiating ridges, or ribs, which aid the pickers at Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay, shallow inlet of the Irish Sea, 16 mi (26 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, separating Furness peninsula from the mainland, NW England. It receives the Kent and Lune rivers. Shrimp are caught there, and its extensive tidal flats are cockling grounds. was jailed for 14 years yesterday. Lin Liang Ren, 29, fled as they drowned in rising tides and told "spectacular lies" to evade blame. Judge Richard Henriques told Ren: "You callously exploited your countrymen and women." Some paid pounds 14,000 to get into the UK while he gambled the profits in casinos. He was convicted at Preston crown court of manslaughter, helping illegal immigration and conspiracy to pervert justice. Two other gang members were also jailed. All will be deported to China after prison. CAPTION(S): CALLOUS: Ren |
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