Inside the world of loan-shark lieutenants

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ELECTRIC NEWS </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="font12w">Inside the world of loan-shark lieutenants </td> </tr> <tr><td>They drive fast cars, wear flashy watches and designer gear</td> </tr><tr> <td class="font12w"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td class="font12w">By Tan Kee Yun</td> </tr></tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="font12w"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="font12w" width="">October 11, 2009</td> <td width="30">

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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="rightline" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td class="font12" align="left" valign="top"> They wear designer clothes, Rolex watches, drive around town in their flashy cars and splurge on nightclubs and lounges. Welcome to the world of the "Ah Long Lieutenants", the "inner circle" of the loan-shark leaders in Singapore. "If you look at the loan-shark organisation in terms of five levels, they are probably at the third or fourth level," said 66-year-old Lionel de Souza, an ex-police officer, in an interview with The New Paper on Sunday.



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