The Green Dragons

Gang Legends

Under questioning, Sonny Wong testifying at trial said, “You gotta know rules involving gangsters going up to take the stand.” When the prosecutor asked what these rules were, Sonny answered, “That we were to take care of ourselves, not go to the police.” Kind of ironic coming from a rat. The one-time Green Dragon lieutenant flipped the script on his crew and gave the 411 on the violent and murky shadows of the Asian underworld where his gang kidnapped rivals, committed seven murders, and extorted money from dozens of Chinese restaurants between 1986 and 1990. Investigators called the group, which based its operations in Queens, one of the most violent in the city.