'Most ferocious' gang goes on trial
By Jane Chen |
June 8, 2010, Tuesday
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NINETEEN members of a mafia-linked gang dubbed the most ferocious in the past decade went on trial yesterday at Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court for trafficking 50 kilograms of drugs, as well as killing four people.
Families of the victims demanded compensation totaling 2 million yuan (US$292,822) from leading gang members including Wu Zhijian, but Wu didn't respond to the demand, the Yangcheng Evening News reported.
Anyone convicted of making or selling more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, or ice, faces the death penalty.
Prosecutors alleged Wu started producing drugs in 2007 and asked gang members to sell them.
Police seized several batches of drugs from gang members between 2007 and 2009, all containing methamphetamine or cocaine.
To protect the business, Wu bought 10 guns, explosives and bullets to arm key henchmen, the report said.
He was finally caught last year when Wu became enraged over a traffic incident and threatened to shoot the other driver dead.
However, the other driver was an undercover policeman who caught him and his brother in Guangdong's Huaiji County.
Wu is also charged with kidnapping ring member Zhang Hongbo in 2008 after blaming him for skimming off the profits from drug sales.
Cutting off Zhang's fingers to warn other ring members, Wu forced Zhang to write down an IOU for 1 million yuan.
Wu was also charged with killing four gang members, the report said.
Families of the victims demanded compensation totaling 2 million yuan (US$292,822) from leading gang members including Wu Zhijian, but Wu didn't respond to the demand, the Yangcheng Evening News reported.
Anyone convicted of making or selling more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, or ice, faces the death penalty.
Prosecutors alleged Wu started producing drugs in 2007 and asked gang members to sell them.
Police seized several batches of drugs from gang members between 2007 and 2009, all containing methamphetamine or cocaine.
To protect the business, Wu bought 10 guns, explosives and bullets to arm key henchmen, the report said.
He was finally caught last year when Wu became enraged over a traffic incident and threatened to shoot the other driver dead.
However, the other driver was an undercover policeman who caught him and his brother in Guangdong's Huaiji County.
Wu is also charged with kidnapping ring member Zhang Hongbo in 2008 after blaming him for skimming off the profits from drug sales.
Cutting off Zhang's fingers to warn other ring members, Wu forced Zhang to write down an IOU for 1 million yuan.
Wu was also charged with killing four gang members, the report said.
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