Chinese mafia leader deported
By Simon Eroro
The leader of the Chinese mafia triad operating in Papua New Guinea was apprehended by members of the newly established Task Force team yesterday in an early morning dawn raid at Pent House night club and deported straight to China.
Mr He Kai also known as Kevin He Kai was wanted by the law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the country for sometimes.
Government officials confirmed Mr He Kai has history of committing serious crimes while in the country and was previously convicted by the Waigani National court on two counts of stealing of containers at Port Moresby wharf in 2005 with some local criminals and has served time in Bomana prison.
He was also convicted for grievious bodily harm offence inflicted on a prominent medical doctor based at the emergency department of POM general hospital, pornography, illegal firearms and operation of illegal casino after being release from prison.
He Kai was believed to have obtained his working visa through fraud involving immigration officers, and he was also alleged to have harboured illegal immigrants and getting commission from them while working in tribal den night club.
Intelligence information obtained indicate he has connections with certain politicians and intending candidates in National Capital District and also has strong connections with local criminals in Port Moresby where he buys stolen properties from them and re-sells them to interested Chinese.
Mr He Kai was believed to have major network among members of the police force in NCD, according to a statement by one of the police and he mentioned that “Kevin has infiltrated the police force in NCD. His mobile phones confirmed names of police officers both junior and those in hierarchy when he was apprehended.
Other details of Kevin He Kai could not be released for security reasons as he is deemed as a person of high risk category because of his past history and triad activities.
The operation to apprehend the triad leader was conducted by the task Force team set up by the National Executive Council (NEC) early this week to weed out illegal immigrants and foreigners engaged in disreputable activities in the country.
It is believe more operations of similar nature will be conducted throughout the country and members of the police force and other law enforcing agencies have been urged to serve the interest of the country paramount than aligning with foreign syndicates and triads activities operated by Asians in PNG.
The Task Force team comprises PNG Immigration and Citizenship Service as the led agency, with PNG Customs Service, Labour Department, the Police Department composite units of organize crime unit and transnational crime unit.
Source: Post Courier
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