ABSTRACT
Cross-border crime took place in Macao when the region was under Portuguese rule. In response, government agencies in postcolonial Macao have been taking measures to combat the intrusion of transborder crime. Macao has been traditionally viewed as a place for North Korean drug-trafficking and money-laundering activities. The Portuguese authorities and the People’s Republic of China government were determined to crack down on the Macao triads. Portuguese casino governance in Macao from the 1960s to the 1990s was marked by the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macao monopoly and a precarious balance of power that was tipped in favor of triads. According to Cheong U, the commissioner of Macao’s Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), the Judicial Police and the Macao Monetary Authority are responsible for tackling money laundering, whereas the CCAC deals with the integrity and ethical problems of civil servants.
