Sam Gor

Sam Gor, also known as The Company, is an international crime syndicate, based in Asia-Pacific. The organization is made up of members of five different triads. Sam Gor is understood to be headed by Chinese-Canadian Tse Chi Lop. The Cantonese Chinese syndicate is primarily involved in drug trafficking, earning at least $8 billion per year.[1] Sam Gor is alleged to control 40% of the Asia-Pacific methamphetamine market, while also trafficking heroin and ketamine. The organization is active in a variety of countries, including Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China and Taiwan. Sam Gor previously produced meth in Southern China and is now believed to manufacture mainly in the Golden Triangle, specifically Shan State, Myanmar, responsible for much of the massive surge of crystal meth in recent years.[2]

Sam Gor
TerritoryAsia-Pacific
EthnicityHan Chinese, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese,
Leader(s)Tse Chi Lop
ActivitiesDrug trafficking
Allies14K
Bamboo Union
Big Circle Gang
Comancheros
Hells Angels
Lebanese mafia
Sun Yee On
Wo Shing Wo
Yakuza

Leadership

The group is understood to be headed by Tse Chi Lop, a gangster born in Guangzhou, China. Tse is a former member of the Hong Kong-based crime group, the Big Circle Gang. In 1988, Tse immigrated to Canada. In 1998, Tse was convicted of transporting heroin into the United States and served nine years behind bars. Tse has been compared in prominence to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Pablo Escobar.[3]

Organization

Sam Gor is made up of 14K, Wo Shing Wo, Sun Yee On, Big Circle Gang and Bamboo Union. The group is associated with many other local crime groups such as the Yakuza in Japan and the Comanchero Motorcycle Club and Lebanese mafia in Australia.[3]

References
  1. Smith, Nicola (14 October 2019). "Drugs investigators close in on Asian 'El Chapo' at centre of vast meth ring". The Telegraph.
  2. "Inside the hunt for the man known as 'Asia's El Chapo'". October 14, 2019.
  3. Allard, Tom (14 October 2019). "The hunt for Asia's El Chapo". Reuters.

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  2. "Asia's Drug Kingpin Laod Groundwork for Empire in Toronto". October 20, 2019.
  3. "The Man Accused of Running the Biggest Drug Trafficking Syndicate in Asia's History has Been Revealed: Here's What Needs To Happen Next". October 24, 2019.
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