Wan Kuok-koi

Wan Kuok-koi
Wan Kuok-koi walking on the street of Macau
Born (1955-07-29) July 29, 1955 (age 69)
Portuguese Macau
Alma materLou Hau High School, Macau
OccupationLeader of 14K

Wan Kuok-koi (Chinese: 尹國駒; pinyin: Yǐn Guójū; born 1955), popularly known as Broken Tooth Koi (崩牙駒; Cantonese: bung nga keui; Mandarin: bēng yá jū),[1] is a businessman and former leader of the Macau branch of the 14K triad. He was released after more than 14 years in prison in December 2012.[1] In the years following, he has reportedly been involved in illicit gambling projects in Myanmar, associated with illicit drug production and transnational organized crime groups operating in and around the Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia).[2][3] In December 2020, the U.S. sanctioned Wan under the Global Magnitsky Act.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Carney, John; Ho, Jolie (December 2, 2012). "Notorious gangster 'Broken Tooth' freed from prison in Macau". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Transnational Organized Crime in Southeast Asia: Evolution, Growth and Challenges" (PDF). June 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. ^ Shah, Ankur (8 November 2020). "Broken Tooth's BRI Bluff". |https://www.thewirechina.com/2020/11/08/broken-tooth/%7C[permanent dead link‍] The Wire China.
  4. ^ Talley, Ian (2020-12-09). "U.S. Sanctions Convict Who Invested in China-Backed Projects for Corruption". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Actors in Africa and Asia". U.S. Department of the Treasury. December 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2020-12-09.