Police continue Hong Kong raids despite triad apologies
HONG KONG : Hong Kong police staged a fourth night of raids on suspected organised triad gangsters despite a report that gang leaders had apologised for a recent wave of violence.

MOB IN N.J.? YOU BET
The emergence of a suspected Genovese crime family figure in last week's raid at a Raritan Borough social club marks the latest chapter in a story of organized crime in Central Jersey that dates to the 1930s.

Triad gangs 'target Chinese restaurants'
CHINESE restaurateurs have warned their businesses are being targeted by a triad protection racket. The owner of a string of restaurants in the Capital claims a vicious triad gang is threatening to bomb one of his establishments and demanding £10,000.

Triad cleaver attack highlights growing HK mafia problem
They are famous for exacting ruthless retribution with razor-sharp meat cleavers, but their bloody feuds have until now been confined to fights between rival gangs. Now, there are fears that Hong Kong's triad gangs are tightening their grip on the city after a brutal attack on a Westerner who had fingers slashed off and suffered deep wounds to his legs and arms.

Officers arrested for gun-running, loan-sharking
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday said that two military officers have been detained by prosecutors for criminal activity, and that a number of senior officers have received administrative punishment due to their failure to supervise the officers.

Building a Case in Spain
MADRID — In the Spanish boom town of Malaga, it is the building cranes, rather than the Mediterranean, that stretch out as far as the eye can see.

Black-market tax tries for a comeback
Holy deja vu all over again! Mississippi's black market tax scheme still lives in the Legislature after being buried for 40 years! Last week Mississippi House members by a better than a two-thirds margin voted for a resolution to slap a tax on the possession of illegal drugs - cocaine and such.