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In his book 'The Dragon Syndicates', Martin Booth traces the history of the Triads, chronicling with equal import the legends, rituals, ranks and motivations of these particular secret societies.
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From San Francisco to Amsterdam to Bangkok to Johannesburg, everywhere, everyday, the Triads are turning crimes like extortion, gambling, international prostitution, illegal immigrant smuggling, money laundering, fraud, corruption, arms, and narcotics into vast profits.
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Aug 11, 2011 · The dragon syndicates : the global phenomenon of the triads. by. Booth, Martin. Publication date. 2001. Topics. Triads (Gangs), Secret societies, Secret societies, Secret societies, Triads (Gangs) Publisher. New York : Carroll & Graf.
May 18, 1999 · It explores the Triads' instigation of the Tong Wars in America, their collaboration with the Allies against the Japanese in Malaya, their collusion with the CIA in Vietnam. It chronicles their escalation of the heroin trade to Europe and the United States.
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Feb 13, 2014 · The dragon syndicates : the global phenomenon of the triads. by. Booth, Martin. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Triads (Gangs), Organized crime, History - General History, History, History: World, Other Miscellaneous Crimes, China, Military - General, Asia - China, Secret societies. Publisher.
The Dragon Syndicates tells the full, incredible story of the Triads - their evolution over two millennia, their rituals and mythologies, their role in shaping this century, and the...
With unflinching candor, Martin Booth -- Booker Prize nominee and author of the critically acclaimed Opium: A History -- here unfolds the full story of the Chinese Triads, which, according to UN sources, now pose the greatest potential criminal threat the world has ever known.
