Yee On are other active Triads in the country. Many of these groups maintain contact with Colombian organizations and other Jamaican groups in the United States. Their use of automatic weapons in the commission of these crimes is commonplace. The report indicates that the various gangs in question are Chinese or Vietnamese. Members are most often recruited from local high schools and ethnic communities.
Illegal aliens are also targets for recruitment.
Vancouver has become a major point of entry for the smuggling of aliens of Asian descent, not only for Canada, but for the United States as well. A member of the United Bamboo from Los Angeles was involved in smuggling aliens into North America via the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan from staging areas in Vancouver. Gangs of Vietnamese descent are active in the Montreal area. Their criminal activities include fraud, extortion, gambling, drug trafficking and armed robberies. Also, a new gang emerged over the past year whose members are primarily of Cambodian descent.