Two Hong Kong companies named as hub of international drugs and human trafficking ring
US Treasury slaps sanctions on mainland-born businessman it says is kingpin of operation based around casino in Laos
American investigators on Wednesday identified two Hong Kong companies as the operational hub of a “horrendous” international criminal organisation which runs drugs, traffics people and launders money.
US Treasury Department officials named mainland-born businessman Zhao Wei, who runs a casino in Laos, as the crime network’s kingpin, slapping sanctions on him, his wife and a number of companies and individuals they said were key members of his organisation. -- More...