Ex-lawmaker arrested
By Wang Xiang |
July 30, 2010, Friday
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POLICE in southwest China's Chongqing have cracked a mafia-like gang led by a former lawmaker, arresting him with 23 gangsters.
Wang Neng, 48, was a Chongqing logistics tycoon and a former deputy of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress. He was arrested for assault, extortion, possession of guns and organizing a crime ring, China National Radio reported yesterday.
Police said Wang violently monopolized the delivery business in Chongqing's Jiangjin and Yuzhong Districts. When he started the company in 1996, Wang allegedly beat up competitors to take over their business. He then charged higher delivery fees and collected more than 20 million yuan (US$3 million) in profit, the report said.
He hired a professional killer in August 2000 to get rid of a rival manager surnamed Guo. The gunner created a car accident on a highway and shot the injured Guo in his legs, paralyzing him.
Wang was alerted when Chongqing's crackdown on underworld crimes started last summer. He smuggled more than 100 million yuan out of the city and fled. He was arrested by police last month.
Wang's arrest is the latest in a year-long crackdown on mafia-like gangs in Chongqing. The city has prosecuted more than 90 local officials; 42 were found guilty of sheltering criminal gangs.
Police in south China's Shenzhen City said yesterday that they have detained 56 suspects allegedly linked to six crime rings.
The suspects were involved in at least 49 criminal cases.
Wang Neng, 48, was a Chongqing logistics tycoon and a former deputy of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress. He was arrested for assault, extortion, possession of guns and organizing a crime ring, China National Radio reported yesterday.
Police said Wang violently monopolized the delivery business in Chongqing's Jiangjin and Yuzhong Districts. When he started the company in 1996, Wang allegedly beat up competitors to take over their business. He then charged higher delivery fees and collected more than 20 million yuan (US$3 million) in profit, the report said.
He hired a professional killer in August 2000 to get rid of a rival manager surnamed Guo. The gunner created a car accident on a highway and shot the injured Guo in his legs, paralyzing him.
Wang was alerted when Chongqing's crackdown on underworld crimes started last summer. He smuggled more than 100 million yuan out of the city and fled. He was arrested by police last month.
Wang's arrest is the latest in a year-long crackdown on mafia-like gangs in Chongqing. The city has prosecuted more than 90 local officials; 42 were found guilty of sheltering criminal gangs.
Police in south China's Shenzhen City said yesterday that they have detained 56 suspects allegedly linked to six crime rings.
The suspects were involved in at least 49 criminal cases.
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