Now he slowly bled to death on the pavement while passerby and then paramedics worked to save him. The other occupants of the black car were unhurt. Police captured the man a few minutes later and quickly discovered why he had fled. This type of bold violence, which police say is typical of Asian crime-gangs, is one reason why Canadians are suspicious when they see boatloads of nameless people being smuggled into their country. According to John Thompson, executive director of the Toronto-based Mackenzie Institute and an expert on organized crime, it is almost certain that most of the recent arrivals will work directly or indirectly for Asian hoodlums after they enter Canada.
Triads operate criminal as well as legitimate businesses on a global basis.
A family will put up one of its members to come to America and establish himself here, and then bring other members of the family over. The worker receives minimum wage, but his status is basically slavery because the money goes back to the Triad until the debt is paid. Young men who show particular promise will sometime be asked to join a criminal organization here, and deal drugs. The contracts with snakeheads are almost never broken because the migrant knows that he or his family back home will be punished by the Triad, sometimes by death. They want them as far away from the system as possible.