A former member of the Heavenly Way gang surnamed Sun, who drifted away from the gang many years ago, allegedly went on to operate a replica gun shop as a cover for secretly modifying them into firearms for profit. Due to their excellent quality, not only did members of his old gang come to his shop for customized orders — even drug dealers wanting to block deals by rival gangsters became his customers too. There were even people who, after purchasing firearms, resold them at a profit. Within the last year, the police have one after another tracked down seven firearms of differing sizes, all of which came from the hands of the suspect, Sun. The accused will be brought to trial together with his suspected customers. At a press conference on Feb. 10 the Criminal Investigation Bureau’s Telecommunications Investigation Unit presented an assault rifle and pistol, both having rifled barrels, that were used by a 38-year-old male gunman surnamed Chiu who was arrested last year. The components were all precisely made and structurally complete, such that the rifle’s magazine could be loaded with 30 bullets. The modification techniques were extremely professional, with quality comparable to US-made firearms. This led investigators to conclude that there must have been a modification factory behind the scenes, which they are trying to trace.(Liberty Times, Translated by Edward Jones)
天道盟孫姓成員,多年前淡出幫派後經營槍枝模型店做掩護,暗中改造槍械牟利,因品質精良,不僅道上兄弟找上門客製化訂購,連為防止交易時遭黑吃黑的毒販都是客戶,甚至還有人購買後以制式槍械轉售賺價差,警方近半年陸續查獲均出自孫嫌之手的七支長短槍械,訊後將連同孫嫌以及客戶在內的嫌犯送辦。
Photo: Hsu Kuo-chen, Liberty Times
照片: 自由時報記者許國楨
刑事局電信偵查大隊二月十日召開記者會指出,去年逮捕擁槍自重的三十八歲邱姓男子,起出一把改造衝鋒長槍、一把改造手槍,發現槍枝槍管均具有膛線,零組件精密構造完整,且長槍彈匣可填發三十顆子彈,改造手法十分專業,品質品質比美制式,研判幕後應有專業改造工廠追查。
(自由時報記者許國楨)
A: Also, police seized seven pornographic videos featuring minors that entertainer Mickey Huang purchased in his hard disc. B: That’s just outrageous! A: His ex-girlfriend entertainer Little S and some others are calling for a legal amendment to increase the penalty. B: The buyers and sellers should both be punished heavily. A: But the porn sellers’ Web sites are mostly overseas, so they are hard to catch. A: 此外警方也在黃子佼的硬碟裡,查到7部他買的未成年色情片。 B: 真是令人火大! A: 他的前女友小S等人,還呼籲修法,加重相關的罰則。 B: 購買者和販賣者雙方都該重罰。 A: 不過色情網站大多設在海外要抓也不容易吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Jumping rope has long been considered an excellent form of exercise. It not only burns calories but also improves cardiovascular health and __1__ core muscles. Anyone who has used a traditional jump rope, though, knows that it requires a certain level of skill and coordination. However, with the development of the cordless jump rope, this is __2__ the case. The cordless jump rope is an innovation in the fitness industry that has gained popularity in recent years. As its name suggests, it doesn’t have a cord connecting the two handles. Instead, each handle features a short cord with a
Let’s explore another delicacy primarily known to Tainan locals: floating milkfish in thick soup. Despite its peculiar name, this dish is another Tainan specialty that showcases the popularity of milkfish, which is made into fish paste and served in thick soup. Unlike the version with tutuo fish, which also adds other ingredients to its thick soup, the floating milkfish version primarily features the “floating fish” itself in its thick soup, ensuring that the fish paste remains the star of the dish. 讓我們來探索另一道台南人熟悉的美食:浮水魚羹。這道菜名奇特的美食,再再展現了台南虱目魚料理的多樣。浮水魚羹是用虱目魚漿做成的羹品,雖然和𩵚魠魚羹一樣是羹湯,但不像𩵚魠魚羹會在湯中加入其他食材,而是讓虱目魚漿成為這道料理的主角。 peculiar (adj.) 獨特的;古怪的 The belly of a milkfish is considered the most
The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to wrongful death claims in the event they are destroyed in the thawing process. In 2021, more than 80 percent of US IVF procedures involved the transfer of frozen embryos, according to a recent report by the US Department of Health and Human Services. HOW IS EMBRYO FREEZING USED IN IVF? IVF uses high doses of hormones to stimulate ovaries to produce as many eggs as possible. Once