US sanctions Chinese organized crime figure 'Broken Tooth' Wan
Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury slapped sanctions Wednesday on a notorious Chinese organized crime leader known as "Broken Tooth", alleging he is expanding criminal activities throughout Southeast Asia on the back of a major Beijing infrastructure initiative. Wan Kuok-koi, the head of the powerful 14K triad, or organized crime group, has built operations in Cambodia, Myanmar and Palau since being released from Macau prison eight years ago, the Treasury said. It called Wan a member of the Communist Party of China's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference who has attached his crimi...