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May 2024

Johnny Kon — The Chinese drug lord who took over the heroin trade in New York

Together with an international gang remniscent of an '80s rock band, the Flaming Eagles, Johnny Kon took over the heroin trade in New York from the Sicilian Mafia.

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November 2021

Snakehead (2021) and the real Sister Ping

Sister Ping probably ran the tightest and expansive human smuggling operation ever, smuggling more than 3,000 people.

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August 2021

The Golden Dragon Shooting that put Asian gangs on the map

The sun was long gone when a blue Dodge Dart pulled up on Washington Street in San Francisco Chinatown.

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July 2021

Overview of organized crime in East Asia

In a Hong Kong karaoke bar sit a group of Asian men in colorful suits, leopard print shirts, full body tattoos and big shades, drinking foreign red wine and toking large cigars.

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Overview of organized crime in East Asia

In a Hong Kong karaoke bar sit a group of Asian men in colorful suits, leopard print shirts, full body tattoos and big shades, drinking foreign red wine and toking large cigars.

Macau Police looking for triad boss following murder of Pro-Democracy Politician

Canadian-Chinese joint-operation crack-down on triad cyber-crime and corporate espionage.

January 2020

The Last Chinese Godfather

A glimpse into the underworld of Asian OC - a shark fin in the distant water. Crime groups moved out of public eye into backrooms of restaurants and massage parlors.

June 2018

The Widow's Grief Looked Real. So Did the Money She Was Hiding.

How the murder of a man larping as a Maoist military general unraveled his widow's biggest secret.

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May 2019 Fiction

Triad Boss Found Dead in Bangkok Alligator Pens

Bangkok Police find remains of Macau triad boss in alligator pens.

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January 2020 Fiction

Macau Police looking for triad boss following murder of Pro-Democracy Politician

Canadian-Chinese joint-operation crack-down on triad cyber-crime and corporate espionage.

Read the article
June 2018 Fiction

The Last Chinese Godfather

A glimpse into the underworld of Asian OC - a shark fin in the distant water. Crime groups moved out of public eye into backrooms of restaurants and massage parlors.

Read the article