Gang affiliate dead after breaking first rule of gun safety

A man puts a gun to his own head seconds before pulling the trigger and shooting himself accidentally

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, gangsters, stupid criminals, Taoyuan City

A man in northern Taiwan died Monday evening after he put a gun he believed to be malfunctioning to his own head before pulling the trigger to demonstrate that it didn’t work. According to reports, the 40-year-old man, named Tsai, was entertaining a friend named Su and two teenage boys in his living room when the accident occured. According to the police investigation, which included video footage from a home security camera, and the testimony of witnesses, Tsai pulled a

gunman fires submachine gun in front of shocked onlookers

Crime and Criminals

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments Bamboo Union, gang violence, New Taipei City, organized crime, shooting, Taipei City

A dispute between two factions of the Bamboo Union saw 11 shots fired in anger in Banqiao District yesterday, and 42 shots blasted into a pawn shop door using a submachine gun in Tucheng District this morning, April 20. In the early hours of the morning Wednesday, April 20, a teenage suspect, named Wu, and a 24-year-old man, named Lin, met to negotiate with a 20-year-old man, named Hsu, and a 19-year-old, named Hsueh, in a parking lot in Zhongshan

courtyard of apartment complex littered with debris after explosion

Breaking News

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments Bamboo Union, explosion, organized crime

Five residents of a New Taipei City residential complex were injured yesterday, when a gangster’s store of explosive materials ignited, resulting in a blast that damaged 12 apartments in two buildings. The explosion occurred in an apartment on the 4th floor of a 6-storey building in Datong Street, Sanxia District, at around 3:30 pm yesterday, Sunday, October 23. The resident of the apartment, a 27-year-old man named Liu, suffered 2nd degree burns to 36% of his body and is currently

weapons used by gangsters in Tainan City

Crime and Criminals

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, gang violence, organized crime, Tainan City

Police in Annan District, Tainan City, arrested 7 men known for violence and intimidation, while police in Yongkang District arrested members of the Bamboo Union Gang, as a pre-election sweep against organized crime continues ahead of this month’s nation-wide municipal elections. Police described the Annan District group as a “headless dragon” after the gang’s leader, named Chen, was shot down and killed by a debtor being threatened by him in May this year. According to a Liberty Times report, the

Crime and Criminals

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, firearms, gangs, guns, organized crime

[Picture: Criminal Investigation Bureau.] Two suspects involved in the smuggling of 109 guns and more than 12,000 rounds of ammunition intercepted at Keelung Harbor last month were arrested today in Chiayi City, after investigators traced the shipment to a branch of the Bamboo Union gang. Customs officers found the cache of weapons April 29, in a shipment of plastic extrusion machines shipped to the Port of Keelung from Hong Kong. Police and customs officers kept the shipment under surveillance until

Violent Crimes

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, Chinese Union Party, debt collection, kidnapping, organized crime

A taxi driver was kidnapped at gunpoint in Banciao District by thugs who tortured him with electric shocks, and punched him up before making off with NT$6,000. The incident happened December 11, but was only reported in Taiwan’s Chinese language news media today. At around noon Monday, a 44 year-old taxi driver named Liao arranged to meet a woman named Lin to pay for ‘overtime services’ owed after Liao had hired Lin to accompany him at a KTV the previous

Crime and Criminals

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, firearms, gangs, gangsters, guns

Police in Taipei and Kaohsiung reported busting criminal firearms operations in separate and unrelated cases today. In both cases weapons described as rare were found, including modern sub machine guns and a WWII pistol. In Taipei City criminal investigation division police from Beitou Police Bureau raided a betel nut stand operating as a front for firearms dealing by members of the Bamboo Union gang. The raid, which occurred last night, was the culmination of an investigation spanning several months. Police

Crime and Criminals

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, shooting

A member of the Bamboo Union, the biggest triad in Taiwan, was arrested today, after firing a burst from a sub-machine gun into the air outside a community facing the National Palace Museum, in Taipei City. The incident happened at around 3:00am, yesterday, October 21. The man claimed he was in a bad mood, and was just making a passing salute. The community he made the “salute” to is a well-known enclave of Taiwan’s native elite, including wealthy business people,

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Gang affiliate dead after breaking first rule of gun safety

Gunman opens fire with submachine gun in broad daylight in New Taipei City: rival gang factions in dispute

5 injured after gangster’s home arsenal explodes, tearing through residential building

Thugs Arrested in Tainan City ahead of Municipal Elections

Smuggled Firearms Traced to Bamboo Union Gang: More Arrests Today

Thugs Arrested After Kidnapping Taxi Driver in Broad Daylight

Gun Busts in Taipei and Kaohsiung Turn up “Rare Weapons”

Gang-member Arrested after Sub-machine Gun Burst