| Territory | Asia-Pacific |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Chinese, Burmese, Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians |
| Leader(s) | Tse Chi Lop, Lee Chung Chak |
| Activities | Drug trafficking |
| Allies | 14K Bamboo Union Big Circle Gang Comancheros Hells Angels Lebanese mafia Sun Yee On Wo Shing Wo Yakuza Yamaguchi-gumi United Wa State Army |
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| Traditional Chinese | 三哥 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 三哥 | ||||||||||||
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Sam Gor (Chinese: 三哥), also known as The Company, is an international crime syndicate, based in Asia-Pacific. The organization is made up of members of five different triads: 14K, Bamboo Union, Big Circle Boys, Sun Yee On and Wo Shing Wo. Sam Gor is understood to be headed by Chinese–Canadian Tse Chi Lop, who was arrested in January 2021 in the Netherlands.[1] The syndicate is primarily involved in drug trafficking, earning at least $8 billion per year.[2]
Sam Gor is alleged to control between 40 and 70% of the Asia-Pacific methamphetamine market, while also trafficking heroin, ketamine and synthetic drugs, and precursor chemicals. The group is active or working with organized crime partners in a variety of countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Sam Gor previously produced meth in Southern China and is now believed to manufacture mainly in the Golden Triangle, specifically Shan State, Myanmar, responsible for much of the massive surge of crystal meth in recent years.[3]