Menacing guards, threats at gunpoint, workers held against their will and never paid — a Chinese immigrant describes the harsh and violent conditions on an illegal pot farm. Three years after he escaped, he still lives in fear.
Thousands of Chinese immigrant laborers suffer abuse and exploitation in a U.S. marijuana underworld dominated by Chinese mafias. A human rights advocate says: “They have not escaped the darkness of China.”
After a mass murder at a marijuana farm, a Chinese diplomat visited an organization that has been the subject of investigations. The meetings reflect an international pattern of contacts between Chinese officials and suspected criminal networks.
A year after authorities arrested Qiu He, the Chinese immigrant has yet to be charged with a crime. She and others say anti-Asian bias plays a role in the state’s crackdown on the pot industry: “I don’t feel secure here.”
奥克拉荷马州的一起谋杀案导致四人丧生，同时为外界揭示了美国蓬勃发展的非法大麻生意如何被华人黑帮主宰，并帮助被指与中国威权政府有联系的帮派成为全球有组织犯罪体系中的强者。
A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a global powerhouse with alleged ties to China’s authoritarian regime.
Oklahoma cannabis fetches higher prices out of state, attracting organized crime. With lax regulation and not enough funding, officials say the state is still catching up on enforcement.
Tulsa Schools Chief calls the accreditation process “untransparent.” The State Board of Education voted to punish the district last year for violating a state law that limits discussions on race and gender in public schools.
