Triad
Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate
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| 2024 | The OCCRP and The Age reported on connections between triad figures and the CCP's united front operations in the Pacific, particularly in Fiji. |
| 2023 | A ProPublica investigation revealed that the leadership of certain Chinese police overseas service stations have ties to organized crime. |
| 2022 | The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) identified connections between key triad figures linked to Wan Kuok-koi and CCP united front political influence operations in Palau. |
| November 22 2022 | A shoot-out between rival Triad factions occurs on a crowded street in Cape Town, South Africa, leaving several bystanders injured. |
| July 2019 | Triad members were involved in the Yuen Long attack against pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, with Hong Kong police notably absent despite previous heavy police presence at protest events. |
| January 18 2018 | Italian police conducted a major operation against a Chinese triad, arresting 33 people and seizing vehicles, businesses, properties, and bank accounts. The triad was accused of multiple criminal activities including extortion, usury, illegal gambling, prostitution, and drug trafficking across Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. |
| 2017 | Investigators uncovered an illicit industrial waste transportation scheme between the Camorra and Triads, moving waste from Prato, Italy to Hong Kong and generating millions in illegal revenue. |
| 2011 | Italian law enforcement began Operation China Truck, an investigation into a Chinese triad operating across multiple European countries. |
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