Shaughnessy(Vancouver West Side) murder linked to organized crime in Toronto

[st7860]

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...3-a458d25e4f40

A man gunned down outside a $5-million mansion in Vancouver was connected to Asian organized crime in Toronto, police say.

A 10-year-old girl called 911 Saturday night to report her father was shot. Hong Chao "Raymond" Huang died before police arrived at the palatial Shaughnessy home.

Blood spatters on the grass outside the front gate and a charcoal brazier and incense sticks from a sombre ceremony conducted by Huang's family were all that remained yesterday at the scene of the killing.

The property has an assessed value of $5.2 million. Title is held by Mei Zhen Wang, described on government documents as retired.

A police source told The Province that Huang, 45, was a resource person in the Big Circle Boys who could get large amounts of money to invest in drug shipments and other criminal enterprises.

Yesterday, a Toronto police expert in Asian organized crime said he knew of Huang, but would not elaborate because Vancouver police were investigating the killing.

Vancouver police Const. Tim Fanning confirmed Huang was known to police in other Canadian jurisdictions. He said Vancouver police will probe links to other cities and may investigate leads overseas.

Huang's killing is an example of a new trend in Vancouver homicides, Fanning said.

"It would appear that there's more activity with the criminals shooting it out in the streets. Most of the time, it's gangs or associates."

A police source told The Province earlier that Huang was a high-ranking Dai Lo, or Big Brother, in the Big Circle Boys criminal organization.

Members of the Big Circle Boys are grouped into cells of four to 15 members, with a Big Brother in charge of each cell, said Toronto police organized-crime specialist Det. Raymond Miu. Some cells are linked to each other, some are not.

Big Circle Boys are involved in producing and selling ecstasy and marijuana, Miu said. Members will commit murders and kidnappings for ransom as part of their own disputes or as contractors for other criminals, he said.

Big Circle Boys also control credit-card counterfeiting in Canada, according to a 1999 RCMP Criminal Intelligence Directorate report.

"Their strength is that they are networked globally and have contacts with many groups involved in diverse criminal activities," the report said.

Big Circle Boys may be murdered in conflicts with rival members or other organized crime groups, particularly when drugs are concerned, Miu said.

After the killing Saturday night, bullet shells littered the ground outside the granite walls surrounding the yellow Huang mansion.

The police source said Huang kept a low profile, but had been linked to one or two money seizures involving $70,000 to $100,000. Police believe he came to Canada about 10 years ago, the source said.

Big Circle Boys originated with the Red Guards, the paramilitary troops of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Many of these men were sent to prison camps after the death of Mao Zedong. Some escaped and ended up forming criminal organizations in North America.

Huang's killing was Vancouver's 18th homicide of the year.

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[UrbanPoet]

wow.. BCB are still big players in the game eh....
I remember back then it was all about the 18 buddha. BCB still seems to be going on strong. I guess they were the ones that stood the test of time.

[kuqdew]

[st7860]

what kind of gang leader lives in a $4.5 million dollar house and doesn't travel with bodyguards?!

[ab20]

what kind of gang leader lives in a $4.5 million dollar house and doesn't travel with bodyguards?!

a brotherless Dai Lo

[st7860]

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/st...29f1e9&k=13782

Two men with gang ties were gunned down in a silver Mercedes in the Marpole area of Granville Street early Tuesday.

Vancouver police confirmed at a news conference the victims were a 31-year-old South Asian man and a 25-year-old Persian man.

No names have been released.


A source with knowledge of the gang situation in Vancouver says all indications are the recent rash of shooting incidents is tied to the drug trade.

They're just all frigging killing each other," said the unnamed police source. "It's unbelievable."

"Everybody involved [in the recent incidents] are total gang-member *******s."


The two men were gunned down in their southbound car at Granville and 70th when the Mercedes was blocked by two SUVs at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police say a shooter opened fire through a passenger-side window of the car before the vehicles fled.

Police cordoned off several blocks to collect evidence at the scene. Granville reopened about five hours later after the car, with the men's bodies still inside, was towed away.

At a morning press conference, Deputy police Chief Bob Rich said Vancouver has launched a gang task force to look at the escalating wave of violence on the city's streets.


Vancouver police spokesman Const. Tim Fanning said the violence, with three incidents and four dead in just the past week, is shocking.

"It's absolute madness," Fanning told Global BC early Tuesday.


The latest shootings come on the heels of the gang-style slaying of one man in Shaughnessy on the weekend and the killing of another in an east Vancouver restaurant last week.

A police source says the recent wave of shootings appears to be tied to drugs and gangs.

"There are no innocent people," said the source. "They are all drug-dealing idiots."

- On Monday afternoon, Coquitlam RCMP were called to a report of shots fired on Lougheed Highway between Coleman and Schoolhouse. A suspect vehicle was quickly located and those inside were known to police. No one was hurt.


RECENT GANG-RELATED MURDERS:

Nov. 3: Hong Chao "Raymond" Huang, 45, is shot down outside his Shaughnessy mansion. He is reported to be a well-connected kingpin with the Big Circle Boys, a ruthless gang with roots in Hong Kong and North America's Chinatowns.

Oct. 31: Hiep Vinh Do, a 51-year-old known to police, is shot and killed in a small Vietnamese restaurant in the 4800-block Victoria Drive.

Oct. 19: Six men are killed inside a Whalley highrise suite in an execution-style slaying. Four of those killed are tied to the drug trade in Surrey, while two others are innocent victims who happened to be on the scene.

Sept. 24: A man is found shot dead in the middle of the afternoon in a black SUV on Penticton Street, next to Vancouver Technical Secondary School. The car doors are open and the motor is still running when police arrive.

Sept. 8: Gurmit Singh Dhak, 29, and a 21-year-old woman are shot by two masked gunmen at the upscale Quattro on Fourth restaurant. Dhak was convicted of manslaughter in the 1999 death of Doan Minh Vu, 19.

Aug. 9: Two gunmen enter the Fortune Happiness restaurant on East Broadway around 4:30 a.m. and open fire, killing two and sending six others to hospital.

[ali123]

this reminds of WAR (movie)

[AirBosh]

wow Vancouver is like the wild wild west....

oh yea 18 Buddha, I remember seeing them on Asian Avenue back when it was popular.

Wonder what happen to them..

[st7860]

pics
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ga...legallery.html

[loho33]

wow.. BCB are still big players in the game eh....
I remember back then it was all about the 18 buddha. BCB still seems to be going on strong. I guess they were the ones that stood the test of time.

Credit to BCB..these guys are highly mobile and work in small groups..they have global connection so it's easy for them to move into a city and start offering big deals to local gangs/mafia. They dont have enough footmans to fight wars, they usually have other people fighting their battles.

[AirBosh]

Credit to BCB..these guys are highly mobile and work in small groups..they have global connection so it's easy for them to move into a city and start offering big deals to local gangs/mafia. They dont have enough footmans to fight wars, they usually have other people fighting their battles.

LOHO are you some sort of Mafia/Gang expert?

[aimfox]

luckily its not in toronto

[AirBosh]

luckily its not in toronto

yea in toronto it's mostly black on black gang shooting and the Weekyly drug bust from Asians.

[Lone_Prodigy]

luckily its not in toronto

Stupidest thing I've heard all day. NIMBYs like you are the reason the world is going to the dogs.

[yao416]

what kind of gang leader lives in a $4.5 million dollar house and doesn't travel with bodyguards?!

5.2 million

a brotherless Dai Lo

yea in toronto it's mostly black on black gang shooting and the Weekyly drug bust from Asians.

so true lol