14K (triad)

14K
14K
Founded	1945
Founder	Kot Siu-wong
Founding location	Guangzhou, China
Years active	1945–present
Territory	Hong Kong, Macau, China, and Chinese communities globally
Membership	20,000
Criminal activities	Drug trafficking, counterfeiting, illegal gambling, bookmaking, arms trafficking, arson, fraud, human trafficking, identity theft, money laundering, extortion, murder, illegal immigration, kidnapping, hacking, racketeering, home invasion robberies
Allies	Ping On; Snakeheads; Wah Ching; Tiny Rascal Gang
Rivals	Ah Kong; Big Circle Gang; Sun Yee On; Wo On Lok; Wo Shing Wo

The 14K (十四K) is a triad group based in Hong Kong but active internationally. It is the second largest triad group in the world with around 20,000 members split into thirty subgroups. They are the main rival of the Sun Yee On, which is the largest triad.^[7]

^ Nepstad, Peter (15 March 2001). "Triads". The Illuminated Lantern. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021.
^ McGivering, Jill (17 December 1999). "Cracking down on the triads". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^ Berdik, Chris (15 May 2006). "In the Shadow of the Dragon". Boston.
^ Flood, John J. & McGough, Jim. "Asian Street Gangs and Organized Crime in Focus". IPSN.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^ Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (February 1988). "Report on Asian Organized Crime" (PDF). National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
^ Wang, Peng (1 November 2011). "Divide and Conquer: Factionalised Triad Gang Spreads its Wings". Jane's Intelligence Review. 23 (11): 46–49.
^ Le Blanc, Annie. "Chinese Triads (Page 1)". Leixiaojie. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

[PNepstad-1] Nepstad, Peter (15 March 2001). "Triads". The Illuminated Lantern. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021.

[2] McGivering, Jill (17 December 1999). "Cracking down on the triads". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[Shadow-of-the-Dragon-3] Berdik, Chris (15 May 2006). "In the Shadow of the Dragon". Boston.

[4] Flood, John J. & McGough, Jim. "Asian Street Gangs and Organized Crime in Focus". IPSN.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[NCJR_Report_on_Asian_Organized_Crime-5] Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (February 1988). "Report on Asian Organized Crime" (PDF). National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

[PengWang-6] Wang, Peng (1 November 2011). "Divide and Conquer: Factionalised Triad Gang Spreads its Wings". Jane's Intelligence Review. 23 (11): 46–49.

[7] Le Blanc, Annie. "Chinese Triads (Page 1)". Leixiaojie. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

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