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DPS taps Hong Kong Interpol
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Posted on Aug 11 2000
The Department of Public Safety has sought the help of the Hong Kong Interpol to provide them with information regarding the slain Hong Kong Chinese national and his possible killers.
The police agency has written to the Hong Kong Interpol recently to help them assist in establishing leads, according to sources from the department. No arrest has been made so far by the authorities.
This was revealed after the Federal Bureau of Investigation has stepped into the murder case to help the local police in apprehending the killers of Mr. Tse, who was shot in a restaurant in Chalan Piao.
The victim, along with a woman companion, was attacked by unknown assailants who walked in casually into BBQ Restaurant at around 4:00 a.m. Monday.
Mr. Tse sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died on the spot while his companion was seriously wounded.
The FBI met briefly with local police investigators, but DPS declined to disclose details of the meeting. The federal agency has joined the probe after reports linking the murder to the dreaded Hong Kong Triad, an international crime syndicate.
A news blackout was ordered by DPS pending investigation in order not to scare away potential witnesses.
“It is a serious crime and we are investigating all possible information,” said Kevin Lynch, chief criminal prosecutor.
There were about 12 people eating and drinking in the restaurant when two gunmen opened fire at Mr. Tse, but it was not clear if any of the witnesses has been called by the police.
“We are still looking at the motive of the killing and we are investigating the people who were inside the place,” said Maj. R.B. Camacho, assistant chief of police operations.
DPS has expressed concern on the information about the reported increase in international crimes in the Commonwealth. While the department has yet to establish the motive behind the killing and the possible involvement of the Triad, police organizations from Asian countries have alerted the Northern Marianas about the expanding operation of international crime syndicates for the past two years.
