NIA Cracks Chinese Crime Ring|破獲中國身障人士 逾期停留非法賣藝打工
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The National Immigration Agency has for the first time broken up a Chinese crime ring consisting people with physical disabilities. They came to Taiwan on visitor or medical visas, and then begged for money on the streets, earning around NT$4 million a month. During the past half year, the immigration agency located 20 Chinese nationals who had overstayed their visas, including a disabled person who had performed on Tamshui Old Street. It turned out her "voice of an angel " is actually lip-syncing.
A double amputee sings on Tamshui Old Street. Her angelic voice captures the attention of passers-by. Many of them record her performance and share it online, where it receives numerous positive comments. Recently, the National Immigration Agency's New Taipei City Specialized Operation Brigade identified the singer as a Chinese national and one of the leaders of a Chinese ring of disabled people that earned money in Taiwan by illegally working as street performers or begging.
Which province of China? Jiangxi.
The woman, surnamed Feng, is from China's Jiangxi Province and was in charge of the gang's accounts. Her boyfriend oversaw the gang from China. The brigade found speakers and microphones at Feng's residence, as well as a list of gang members and account books.
Usually, there would only be two gang members at one location. Moreover, if the location had other crime syndicate members with the same modus operandi, they would report them to authorities so the police would take them away.
The brigade discovered the gang also previously operated in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. After authorities became alerted to their presence, they came to Taiwan. They used singing, drawing and other methods to attract the attention of passers-by. However, the brigade discovered the singing was actually lip-synching. Many of the gang members also overstayed their visas.
The majority came to Taiwan as independent travelers on tourist visas, or using visitor visas for medical purposes. They were only allowed to stay in Taiwan for 14 days. However, we discovered that the majority of the suspects we apprehended had overstayed their visas by at least several months.
Over the past half year, the brigade tracked down 20 suspects. They were able to earn an average of NT$200,000 a month, or NT$4 million a month collectively. The prime suspects are currently under detention, while others will be repatriated.
