In Vancouver Canada, at immigration hearing it’s been
revealed that Lai Tong Sang, the purported leader of
Macau's notorious Shui Fong, or Water Room gang has ties to organized crime. In
Macau, dated back seventeen years ago, the gangs were battling in war with shootings
against each other. Through several tips and investigations because of threats
made towards Lia, the police search his house and found evidence that he was
involved in criminal activity ranging from money laundering to prostitution,
the drug trade and human smuggling. When news broke in1997, Lai fled to Canada
to gain immigration status where he begun a new life with his family.
This article is flawed in the sense that
the hearing consisted of one or the same sources testifying against Lia Tong
Sang which questions their allegations. From my perspective they could be just conspiring
to get revenge and take him down. Those activities as mention above are still
ongoing and global problems. There are laws and organizations created to
decrease crime in drug trading, prostitution and money laundering but people
still desire to engage in that illegal activities.The government, media, people
who have changes their lifestyle in the drug and prostitution ring try to bring
awareness to these issues but organized crime is a highly centralized
enterprise that has power and money. In the report, Patrick Fogarty, the former
superintendent of the Co-ordinate Law Enforcement Unit in Vancouver testified
by saying, “Nobody knows the underworld like the underworld.”Organized
crimes have history associated with people like Al
Capone. They work together in crimes resulting in a steadily rise of global
criminal organization.If the US and other countries unite maybe they can bring
down some of these criminals to eliminate crime.
Courtney Lyons
February 28, 2013
8:21pm
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