Canada Border Services Agency: Asian Triads

James Fisher Dept: Vancouver Police Det. James Fisher told an Immigration and Refugee Board member of the origins of Asian triads, and the worldwide networks they now control - including in Canada, according to Vancouver Sun. He was the third and final witness called by the Canada Border Services Agency at the hearing for Lai Tong Sang, alleged by police to be the head of Macau's notorious Shui Fung, or Water Room gang and the invasive presence of Asian organized crime in Canada involves everything from kidnapping and extortion to drug smuggling, a top expert on the issue said Thursday at an immigration hearing for an alleged triad boss. "Some believe that the history of triads began in the 17th century, and the original groups were formed in opposition to the ruling dynasty and operated as secret societies with the goal of overthrowing that dynasty and replacing it with a native Chinese dynasty," said Fisher. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.