" Kim Wah "
After World War II, when the Maoist communists won the Chinese mainland, a few of the Nationalist troops and supporters fleeing to Hong Kong formed a triad called the "14K".
This triad has since established branches in at least Hong Kong, Taiwan and Amsterdam. According to Dubro,14K is the most prominent triad, and still controls much of the heroin flow from south-east asia to Europe and North America.This began with Hong Kong drug baron of the 1960's and 1970's called "White Powder" Ma (Ma Sik-yu), along with an associate Limpy Ho (Ng Shek-ho), who was also linked to the Kung Lok triad established in Canada by Lau Wing Kui.
Reportedly, corrupt Hong Kong police, including Lui Lok (one of the"five dragons") were involved with the 14 K triad, and their supply of heroin to Hong Kong and beyond. The 14 K triad was investigated in October 1987, through a project called "Operation White Mare".The principle target was a liquor store owner in New York, Peter Woo (Woo Kok-Leung). Peter Woo was also a co-founder of the Chinatown Democratic Club of New York. An FBI informant identified Woo as a leader in New York's 14 K triad.
Woo was tracked and videotaped making trips to Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Calgary Canada to arrange shipments of heroin. The drugs were then delivered via Toronto Canada to New York City.
Woo was also working with Chan Hok Pang of Hong Kong, a friend of Burmese drug lord General Khun Sa (Chang Chi Fu). Khun Sa was a former KMT (Chinese Republican) general, who until the fall of 1995 ran heroin smuggling from the Burmese highlands, protected by his own private army. Fifty four members of this drug gang were arrested on February 21, 1989, in 4 countries (US, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore). Eight hundred pounds of heroin were seized, supposedly worth a billion dollars at street prices.US police estimated that Chinese organized crime, and not the Mafia, provided 70 to 80 per cent of all heroin smuggled into New York City.