Crime
Chinese mafia are believed to have begun operating in Costa Rica in 1991; they are typically involved in collection of gambling debts. Crimes attributed to them include two kidnappings for ransom in October 1998 and two more in May 2002.
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Famous quotes containing the word crime:
“After all, crime is only a lefthanded form of human endeavor.”
—John Huston (1906–1987)
“No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.”
—Titus Livius (Livy)
“There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)