Beijing
Henan police smashes largest underworld gang
Xinhuanet 2003-07-03 17:18


  ZHENGZHOU, July 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Major suspects from central China's Henan Province's largest organized crime gang were escorted on July 3 back to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital.

  Song Liugen, Ma Xianzhou and Hao Hongshan, three alleged top members of the gang, were trapped by the police in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province and southern China's Shenzhen city, according to Zhengzhou's public security bureau.

  To date, police have apprehended 102 members of the gang, uncovered more than 200 cases, including 15 manslaughters.

  More than 10 guns, 61 cars, 2,400 bullets and 10 million yuan (1.2 million US dollars) were also seized, said Li Minqing, director of the bureau.

  Judging from the number of members and crimes the gang had committed, it was the largest organized crime group in Henan, saidLi, adding that it had existed for more than 10 years and created a huge secret criminal web.

  The police has tracked the gang for six years and focused more attention on fighting it in the first half of 2003. Enditem


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