THREATS OF ASIAN UNDER WORLD

Asian Triads

Editors Desk

A prominent local Chinese leader has again warned authorities in Solomon Islands against the Asian Triads or Asian Underworld entering Solomon Islands through Papua New Guinea.

The local Chinese leader believes that there are elements of the authorities in Solomon Islands dealing with foreigners coming into the country who are vulnerable to the Asian underworld operators trying to establish a foothold in the country.

“That is if these underworld operators have not already got people planted through bribery in the police, immigration, and customs,” the local Chinese leader said.

He asked why some of the Mainland Chinese girls he claims to have entered the country for purposes of prostitution have been allowed to extend their visitor’s visas when he could not think of valid reasons for them to be given three months to stay on after the expiry of their visitor’s visas.

The local Chinese leader also questioned why the two Chinese men arrested more than twelve months ago for masterminding the prostitution racket involving imported Chinese girls; have not appeared before the courts.

While one of the two Chinese accused men did not have a long term visa to stay in the country at the time of his arrest the other had already established a spare part shop in the centre of Honiara when arrested.

The local Chinese leader believes that there are now twenty prostitutes from Mainland China operating in Solomon Islands and they service mostly members of the Chinese community working in the logging industry.

These prostitutes also service Asians coming to the country occasionally on log ships and these log ships are at the centre of many illegal activities in Solomon Islands and PNG and authorities here need to take note, he said.

Reports given to the Express originating in Port Moresby indicate a very active Asian underworld network operating in PNG particularly in the capital Port Moresby.

According to reports provided to the Express by various sources these Asian underworld operators are running restaurants, massage parlours, and nightclubs in PNG and the owners who are members of the Asian underworld have very high level connections in PNG.

Our sources say these Asian underworld operators have bribed their way into the Immigration and Customs, the PNG Police Force, senior company and statutory corporation’s executives, and Members of Parliament including senior government ministers.

One report claims that wives of many of the top leaders of PNG are also being bribed by the underworld operators by including them in the pay rolls.