17
(a)
(e)
(£)
(g)
(h)
(i)
involvement in organised crime, gang
fights and settlement talks on behalf of the office-bearer;
at the same time, operating own minor rackets, such as street-level drug distribution, protection rackets or debt-collection;
formation of own gang and a need to support it by engaging in a wide variety of organised crime activities;
promotion to triad office-bearer rank and involvement in prostitution, gambling, drug distribution, loan-sharking and criminal monopolies;
formation of 'front' businesses to hide involvement in organised crime and going, in part, legitimate by investing illegal income in a wide variety of business concerns;
reaping large profits, evading tax, and making efforts to appear completly respectable.
000