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jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 23, 2005 - 07:48 PM
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for the sake of the protection and safety of the people in this article,( after long strung out with our scottish counterparts across the ocean) the citynames have been changed to Glasgow and edinburgh .the chinese names ,we just thought of the funniest thing that came in to our heads.

CHINESE restaurateurs have warned their businesses are being targeted by a triad protection racket.

The owner of a string of restaurants in the Capital claims a vicious triad gang is threatening to bomb one of his establishments and demanding £10,000.

His warning follows an investigation of similar complaint by the owner of another city centre Chinese restaurant.

Father-of-two Keith Pham said the threats started last week when eight gang members stormed into one of his restaurants, Saigon Saigon, in South St Andrew Street, threatened customers and demanded money from members of staff.

The gang are believed to be based in Glasgow and involved in money laundering and prostitution as well as extorting cash.

Mr Pham said the group barged into the restaurant at about 2.30pm while the restaurant was packed with diners.

"There were lots of customers in the restaurant but they came bursting in and started threatening my staff and knocking things off the counter."

"They were also threatening customers. They said they wanted protection money."

When Mr Pham, 37, didn’t pay up, he received a number of threatening calls from one of the gang leaders.

"He said if I didn’t pay up, my family and my business would ‘get it’," said Mr Pham. "He said I was to pay him £10,000 cash and that I was to take it to the gang leader, his ‘big brother’, at an address in Chinatown in Glasgow. He said I would be introduced to about 50 other gang members there."

Mr Pham, who owns two other Chinese restaurants in the Capital, also claims members of the gang - all Chinese - have been driving past his home at night.

"I’ve seen them outside my house. It frightens me. I am afraid for my wife and children. We came to Edinburgh because we thought it was safe. This has terrified us," he said.

But the restaurateur insists he is not paying up. "I have contacted the police and they are dealing with the matter," he said. "But I will never pay them any money. Never."

It is understood that police have stepped up security around Mr Pham’s restaurants since the incident. A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "We are making inquiries."

Mr Pham’s ordeal comes just months after members of a triad gang allegedly targeted the Jimmy Chung’s restaurant chain. Staff at its Edinburgh outlet were threatened, as well as workers at branches in Aberdeen, Stirling and Dundee.

A spokesman for the chain warned: "These guys are as bad as the Mafia. It is a serious matter and one that needs to be addressed.

"But it is worrying to hear about Mr Pham’s experience - it proves these gangs are starting to target cities such as Edinburgh. I have spoken to Mr Pham and given him as much advice as I can. I hope police catch those responsible very soon."

How crime clans spread reach

TRIADS sprang from ancient secret societies in China, which had been founded on the lines of clan alliance, personal indebtedness and mutual protection.

• They existed for centuries as quasi-cultural institutions, but by the 19th century the authorities had decreed membership to be punishable by death.

• While communist China under Chairman Mao was busy stamping out Triads as part of a crackdown on its ancient hierarchical history, they were flourishing under the gaze of UK colonial authorities.

• Today, the gangs are involved in criminal activities ranging from drug trafficking, extortion, prostitution and kidnapping to illegal immigration, counterfeiting, video piracy, loan sharking and gambling.

• Triad activity achieved a global spread in the 20th century as the Chinese emigrated across the world.

• Britain is thought to be home to four major gangs, including the infamous 14K, which is thought to be the largest.

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Posted: Mar 23, 2005 - 10:34 PM

Yeah, but when the Triads go to Glasgow and Edinborough, they still end up doing laundry for the locals.

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jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 23, 2005 - 10:51 PM

they would not dare tryid on the locals

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Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 12:02 AM

ho hummmmmmmmmmmm

Where is OSLO??????

Have a good week / week end , J-man !!!

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Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 02:22 AM

dont u kinda expect some bruce lee style thing as u order ur shop-suey?

no business acumen, these folks.........

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 05:54 AM
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jamiejah wrote:

What are you talking about man?

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=310902005

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 08:35 AM

I can remember seeing a documentary on British TV years ago about the Triads in London and other cities. They showed video footage of the triads at work. They are hardcore.

The police can probably do very little. What with the Yardies and other gangs (I heard that there are already Eastern Europe mafia gangs controlling the abundance of East Europeans coming into Britain) they have too much workload.

Enoch Powell might have been right.

jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:00 AM

Enoch Powell might have been right.

what ever do you mean?

what cxolour of shirt do you have on today?

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:13 AM

I knew you'd come back with that....

It's just that I have a backbone to say that Britain shouldn't just allow ANYONE in.

Yardies being allowed to set up crack houses and the cops can do nothing? You think that's right?

Muslim extremists being allowed to deliver speeches encouraging other Muslims in Britain to hate white people?

If you think that's ok, go ahead...

jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:22 AM

hey man leave me alone
i say hey man henry get off the phone

oops sorry went back to being 14 there and annoying the neighbours

wam bam thank you mam

loved that bit

enoch powell a ghost from the past

hey in scotland if we see a black man we go all chinese like,open moth and gogglee

when some off us go down to london
brixton in fact
the ist topic off conversation is the black chicks

aaaaa romance ne

MaomingMaster
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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:25 AM

Why aren't you allowed to talk about black girls?

jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:30 AM

no no
i meant when we go back up the road

hey i love black women
why you think i go down to london to oggle at the black chicks

there,s none in scotland

thats not true actually,there a thriving ethnic community in edinbra now
**** there was more black chicks on the streets than the white,s the otherday

i was really pissed off
cause like i said i used to have the hots for black chicks real bad,i mean obsessed and there was **** none in scotland

well a wee lie there was 2

yes 2

off course
i "bagged off with the both off them

not at the same time

wow that would have blown m,y mind

its true what they say about them black chicks

MaomingMaster
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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:33 AM

What do they say about them?

jamiejah

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Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:39 AM

i,m sure a man of your sauve sophistication,good looks,intelligence,and physical prowness,could enlighten us on what they say about them,,fucj i better take a shower thinking about these girls

wow the girls in the dam

my head was turning 360 degrees constantanoble