Organized crime trials start in SW China

Thirty-one people went on trial Monday in two court cases for allegedly running organized crime gangs in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. It is expected to be the first in a series of organized crime trials resulting from investigations into 14 alleged mafia-style gangs, said a spokesman with the municipal public security bureau. Nine people -- Yang Tianqing, Li Xianguang, Zeng Chuan ...