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[Kee Chew]

Tan was on 21 y.o. when he run road from Singapore. maybe a few months younger than 21.

Now Tan rest in peace 72 y.o.

me think another over blown Story .

 

[Balls2U]

At least he had lived an exciting and eventful life. And our local poodles can't do shit to him. Can only LPPL for more than half a century.

 

[nightsafari]

Tan was on 21 y.o. when he run road from Singapore. maybe a few months younger than 21.

Now Tan rest in peace 72 y.o.

me think another over blown Story .

well... from a personal standpoint. it is interesting that this guy moved halfway across the world and managed to set himself up as a boss and attain a level of success. I think that's quite impressive and certainly of a strong entrepreneurial bent. granted, I don't support criminality, but as sheer adaptability story, it's quite impressive.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

well... from a personal standpoint. it is interesting that this guy moved halfway across the world and managed to set himself up as a boss and attain a level of success. I think that's quite impressive and certainly of a strong entrepreneurial bent. granted, I don't support criminality, but as sheer adaptability story, it's quite impressive.

Yes he put Sg in the map no less.
back then Ah Gong was Internationally known like the Mafia and Yakuza

 

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72-year-old wanted for 1969 Bras Basah murder died of heart attack in Denmark

In the middle of a dinner party in Copenhagen last month, the host, a man of slight build with a bald pate, keeled over and died.
He was no ordinary man. Nicknamed Mr Big in Denmark for his ties to organised crime and drug smuggling, Roland Tan Tong Meng was one of Singapore's most notorious fugitives, long wanted for a murder in October 1969.

 

[nightsafari]

Yes he put Sg in the map no less.
back then Ah Gong was Internationally known like the Mafia and Yakuza

such a story actually deserves a book or a film. I think it's something to look into.

 

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The area near the junction of Bras Basah and North Bridge Road where an attack by armed thugs on Oct 24, 1969, led to the injury of nightclub singer Lim Kai Ho (above) and the death of Lam Cheng Siew. Roland Tan Tong Meng was wanted for the murder. PHOTOS: JEFFREY TYK SCORPION TAN/FACEBOOK, SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO

 

[GoldenDragon]

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The nightclub singer is known as Suku from Pek Kim Leng. You still see him at Lor 8 TP food centre. Last met him 6 months ago. A pale shadow of his former self. A very good singer and fighter. Last known big dispute was with Hai Lok Chai in the Havelock area.

 

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In his early days, Roland Tan Tong Meng (陈通明) was already an infamous gangster at his Hainanese kampung at Upper Serangoon. In October 1969, Roland Tan and another gangster Kay Check Wee chased after their target Lam Cheng Siew in a car. At Bras Basah Road, the victim, said to be of the rival gang Pek Kim Leng (White Golden Dragon), was caught and fatally stabbed multiple times in his head and arm.

After the committed crime, Roland Tan and the gangsters involved in the plotting “ran road” (escape) to Holland via Malaysia with the help of See Tong gang. Some who did not manage to escape were arrested and thrown into the prison without trial.

Amsterdam was then the world’s center of heroin distribution, and was largely controlled by Hong Kong’s 14k gang. A penniless but ambitious Roland and his “brothers”, most of them tough Hainanese seamen, plotted to seize control of the Holland’s underworld. Aided by a well-connected person known only as Johnny, the dozen fugitives from Singapore founded Ah Kong 阿公党 under the flag of See Tong. The name was said to be the short form of Kongsi or company.

Although outnumbered and armed with only knives, Ah Kong managed to gain a notorious reputation after its fearless and ruthless gang members clashed with other bigger rivaling groups at the Chinatown of Holland, killing several prominent gang leaders. By 1976, Ah Kong successfully drove Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand gangs out of Holland, and became the major player in Amsterdam’s vast drug empire.

Operating Like a Company

Roland Tan began to run Ah Kong like a company, smuggling multi-million dollars worth of pure-grade heroin every year to many parts of the world, such as Madrid, Sydney, Taipei and Phnom Penh. The gang expanded rapidly and soon extended its influence into legitimate businesses, such as casinos, restaurants, nightclubs and even a movie company.

The gang leaders wore Armani and Hugo Boss suits, with revolvers hidden underneath, much like the scenes from those old Hong Kong movies. Other lower-ranked members did patrolling on the streets of Chinatown, taking protection money from the shop owners or looking out for rivals in their territories. New members, mostly fugitives from Singapore in the seventies, were sent to drug laboratories to process the raw material into heroin.

 

[laksaboy]

At least he isn't reduced to collecting cardboard or delivering food in his 70s. RIP.

 

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Although outnumbered and armed with only knives, Ah Kong managed to gain a notorious reputation after its fearless and ruthless gang members clashed with other bigger rivaling groups at the Chinatown of Holland, killing several prominent gang leaders. By 1976, Ah Kong successfully drove Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand gangs out of Holland, and became the major player in Amsterdam’s vast drug empire.

Operating Like a Company

Roland Tan began to run Ah Kong like a company, smuggling multi-million dollars worth of pure-grade heroin every year to many parts of the world, such as Madrid, Sydney, Taipei and Phnom Penh. The gang expanded rapidly and soon extended its influence into legitimate businesses, such as casinos, restaurants, nightclubs and even a movie company.

The gang leaders wore Armani and Hugo Boss suits, with revolvers hidden underneath, much like the scenes from those old Hong Kong movies. Other lower-ranked members did patrolling on the streets of Chinatown, taking protection money from the shop owners or looking out for rivals in their territories. New members, mostly fugitives from Singapore in the seventies, were sent to drug laboratories to process the raw material into heroin.

 

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In this case, "Ah Kong" neither refers to your grandfather nor the government. Instead, the inspiration for the cafe actually stems from a Singaporean-run organised crime gang from the 1970s called "Ah Kong"

Careers
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An infamous crime gang in S'pore used to be called 'Ah Kong'. They sold drugs & killed people.
They were really notorious.
Tanya Ong|

September 19, 12:25 PM

In Singapore, "Ah Kong" usually refers to a grandfather.

But that's not all. A quick Google search of "Ah Kong" and "SG" yields this local cafe:


In this case, "Ah Kong" neither refers to your grandfather nor the government. Instead, the inspiration for the cafe actually stems from a Singaporean-run organised crime gang from the 1970s called "Ah Kong".





Even though the founders of the gang were Singaporean, they controlled the European heroin market from their gang headquarters in Amsterdam. According to the cafe, the gang was run by someone named Roland (aka "Hylam Kia", meaning "Hainanese kid") who

"...never lost his taste for Singaporean food despite living in Amsterdam for many years; he paid flight stewards to bring him his favourite dishes from home."

While all this sounds rosy and nostalgic, the history of Ah Kong is fraught with sinister overtones of vice and violence.

 

[GoldenDragon]

He was the only one who succeeded in leaving S’pore. All the others from ST and PKL were arrested and 55-ed. I recall his kaki Ma Lau served 9 years under CL.

 

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Vice, violence & the thug life

Organised crime and secret societies have existed in Singapore since the 19th century, however, the origin story of Ah Kong began in 1969 when Roland and several of his "brothers" clashed with members of another gang.

Roland and his men plotted their escape to Holland, the global centre for heroin distribution then, and set their sights on the lucrative drug trade there.

In order to establish control of the drug empire, Roland and his men killed members from other triads and gangs such as Hong Kong-based 14K and Wo Shing Wo. Armed with knives, and later on, revolvers, they were notorious for being fearless and ruthless.

Their gang was called "Ah Kong", supposedly referring to "Kong Si", or "company" in Hokkien. True to its name, the organised gang operated like a corporation with clear hierarchies.

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By 1976, the gang became a major player in the European drug scene and smuggled pure-grade heroin all over the world.

The drug industry was lucrative, and the gang amassed great wealth and soon expanded its influence in other money-spinning enterprises such as casinos and nightclubs.

However, despite the heavy involvement in selling drugs, Ah Kong never allowed its own members to take drugs. They believed that when members got addicted, they'd resort to stealing, which in turn affected the smooth running of their business operations.




Gradual demise of the gang

In the 1970s, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) implemented an anti-drug abuse campaign to cope with the heroin-addiction problem in Singapore. Traffickers and addicts were rounded up under Operation Ferret in 1977.

Ah Kong was not spared from the CNB's efforts.

In 1978, an anti-drug operation cracked down on the gang. Many of the key gang members were arrested, and large amounts of heroin were also seized.

 

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rugs. They believed that when members got addicted, they'd resort to stealing, which in turn affected the smooth running of their business operations.









Gradual demise of the gang


In the 1970s, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) implemented an anti-drug abuse campaign to cope with the heroin-addiction problem in Singapore. Traffickers and addicts were rounded up under Operation Ferret in 1977.



Ah Kong was not spared from the CNB's efforts.



In 1978, an anti-drug operation cracked down on the gang. Many of the key gang members were arrested, and large amounts of heroin were also seized.



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Roland managed to escape the crackdown though. He went into hiding in Europe and the gang was subsequently led by a new generation of leaders in the 1980s and 1990s.



By the 1990s, it was clear that Ah Kong would never be able to regain its former glory. Yet, the damage was already done. Over the course of several decades, the gang saw multiple clashes and assassinations, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake.



Now that you know all of this, you can never think of "Ah Kong" in the same way again.

 

[Kee Chew]

well... from a personal standpoint. it is interesting that this guy moved halfway across the world and managed to set himself up as a boss and attain a level of success. I think that's quite impressive and certainly of a strong entrepreneurial bent. granted, I don't support criminality, but as sheer adaptability story, it's quite impressive.

i guess thats why Hokkien in the 1960s and 1970s common to say

in Hokkien " go to Holland= Amsterdam " or dont ask me or press one to

vanquish to Holland" , Amsterdam at those period like a cowboy town.

 

[nightsafari]

i guess thats why Hokkien in the 1960s and 1970s common to say

in Hokkien " go to Holland= Amsterdam " or dont ask me or press one to

vanquish to Holland" , Amsterdam at those period like a cowboy town.

yah.. that's why I quite impressed. can make it big in Amsterdam... not a walk in the park.

 

[nightsafari]

The nightclub singer is known as Suku from Pek Kim Leng. You still see him at Lor 8 TP food centre. Last met him 6 months ago. A pale shadow of his former self. A very good singer and fighter. Last known big dispute was with Hai Lok Chai in the Havelock area.

your alter ego?

 

[GoldenDragon]

your alter ego?

Hahaha