PUBLIC SAFETY: The CIB’s Chu Tsung-tai said 38 people were detained for alleged weapons offenses, along with six senior gang figures and 29 of their subordinates
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 24, 2019
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Law enforcement officials yesterday announced the results of a crackdown on organized crime and
A police officer in Taipei yesterday stands next to items seized during a nationwide crackdown on gangs.
Photo: Yao Yue-hung, Taipei Times
Among those who were detained is a man surnamed Tao (陶), the suspect in a shooting incident on June 14 in Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖), Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) Deputy Commissioner Chu Tsung-tai (朱宗泰) said.
Tao was apprehended on Friday in Taipei’s Daan District (大安) and was in possession of a modified pistol and three rounds of ammunition, Chu said.
The weapon was one of 51 illegal firearms — including rifles smuggled into Taiwan via gang networks, handguns and airsoft guns modified to use firearm ammunition — seized in the week-long operation, Chu said. [FULL STORY]
