Human Smugglers Use KungFu as Disguise
Posted on Monday, October 01, 2007 at 10:59 AM by Sifu Smith
Posted in Stories
Three smugglers were leading 12 teenagers out of China and were discovered by border police. The smugglers, two who are wushu coaches from the Songshan Shaolin School, were charging these teenagers, $75,000 US Dollars each to smuggle them out of China. The teenagers were to be smuggled out using the disguise of being Martial Art Performers.
The two coaches routinely accompany and guide authentic wushu performers
abroad and were going to use their group trip as railroad to make extra
money. After the teenagers agreed to their fee for service, they met at
a hotel for a few days. In these days the teenagers, who had no martial
background, were given a crash course in Lion Dancing, postures, quick
form, and presentation so they could blend into the larger group they
were meeting.
The two coaches were in a deal with what the Chinese police refer to as a 'snakehead' in village name Chengle. The chinese police also state that the Shaolin Temple had no knowledge or involvement of the activity. The group had aroused suspicion at a Hong Kong entry point and then were sent back for interrogation.
Human Smugglers Use KungFu as Disguise