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A triad (traditional Chinese: 三合會; simplified Chinese: 三合会; Jyutping: saam1 hap6 wui6; Cantonese Yale: sāam hahp wúi; pinyin: sān hé huì) is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China with outposts in various countries having significant overseas Chinese populations.
Chu's Triads as Business [2] looks at the role of Hong Kong Triads in legal, illegal and international markets. Peng Wang's The Chinese Mafia [ 3 ] examines the rise of mainland Chinese organized crime and the political-criminal nexus (collusion between gangs and corrupt police officers) in reform and opening era of China.
The 14K was the first triad society to arrive in the United Kingdom, emerging from the Chinese communities of London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester during the post-war period. Although nearly all triad groups operating in the UK at the time were affiliated with the 14K, each operated independently of the Hong Kong 14K and generally ...
Chinese triad societies, tongs, organized crime, and street gangs in Asia and the United States (Thesis). Brunker, Mike (5 April 1997). "Asian gangs are brothers in crime". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021.
In the anime adaptation of Black Lagoon, the Thailand branch of Sun Yee On is based in the fictional city of Roanapur and competes with the other organized crime syndicates in the city. In Black Lagoon, Sun Yee On's branch leader in Thailand is a man named Wan, and it is one of various Triad organizations in Thailand alongside the 14K.
The roots of the scamdemic lie in Southeast Asia’s illicit betting industry, which has long been run by Chinese “Triad” organized crime syndicates.
Wo Shing Wo or WSW (Chinese: 和勝和; Jyutping: wo4 sing3 wo4*2) is the oldest of the Wo Group triad societies, and is the triad with the longest history in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong police, the triad is involved in extortion, drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution. [2] Wo Shing Wo was established in Sham Shui Po in 1930.
The Big Circle Gang or Big Circle Boys [1] is a Chinese triad. In 2009, the Big Circle Boys were described as "one of the largest and most sophisticated criminal conspiracies" in Canada. In 2009, the Big Circle Boys were described as "one of the largest and most sophisticated criminal conspiracies" in Canada.