Police Stop Three Big Crime Groups from India

警方剷除三個來自印度的重大犯罪集團


Introduction

Police from the US, Canada, and Europe worked together. They arrested 37 people from three crime groups in India.

美國、加拿大與歐洲警方共同合作,逮捕了三個印度犯罪集團的 37 人。

Main Body

One group is led by Lawrence Bishnoi. He is in prison, but he used a secret phone to plan crimes. He and Goldy Brar planned to kill a man in Canada in 2023. Police say the Indian government did not help them.

其中一個集團由 Lawrence Bishnoi 領導。他雖然身在獄中,但使用秘密手機策劃犯罪。他與 Goldy Brar 計劃在 2023 年於加拿大殺害一名男子。警方表示印度政府並未提供協助。

Another group is led by Jaggu Bhagwanpuria. This group worked with some bad police officers in India. One officer tried to take $400,000 from a family in California. He told them he would tell lies to the police.

另一個集團由 Jaggu Bhagwanpuria 領導。該集團與印度部分貪腐警察合作。一名警察試圖向加州的一個家庭勒索 40 萬美元,並威脅稱會向警方提供偽證。

A third group is led by Ravinder Singh Dhanda. This group moved large amounts of drugs from California to Canada. Police found 1,000 kilograms of cocaine and many guns. They caught 24 people.

第三個集團由 Ravinder Singh Dhanda 領導。該集團將大量毒品從加州運往加拿大。警方查獲 1,000 公斤古柯鹼及大量槍械,共逮捕 24 人。

Conclusion

Police are still looking for the other criminals. The US wants to bring the gang leaders to American prisons.

警方仍在追緝其他罪犯。美國希望將這些幫派首領移交至美國監獄服刑。

Vocabulary Learning

🌏 Connecting People and Places

In this story, we see how to say who is from where. To reach A2, you need to master this simple pattern:

[Person/Group] + are/is + from + [Place]

  • 37 people \rightarrow are from \rightarrow India
  • A man \rightarrow is from \rightarrow Canada

🛠️ Action Words (Past vs. Present)

Notice how the story changes from things happening now to things that already happened.

Now (Present)Before (Past)Meaning
Police are lookingPolice workedWorking together is finished.\text{Working together is finished.}
He is in prisonThey arrestedThe arrest is finished.\text{The arrest is finished.}
The US wantsHe triedThe attempt is finished.\text{The attempt is finished.}

📦 Big Quantities

When we talk about a lot of something, we use these words:

  • Large amounts of \rightarrow (Used for things you cannot count, like money or drugs).
  • Many \rightarrow (Used for things you can count, like guns or people).

Example from text: "Many guns" (1, 2, 3...) vs "Large amounts of drugs" (a big pile).

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When police take a person to the police station because they think the person committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:The criminal stayed in prison for five years.
government (n.)
The group of people who control a country.
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
officer (n.)
A person who works for the police.
Example:The police officer asked to see my passport.
amounts (n.)
How much of something there is.
Example:She bought large amounts of food for the party.
criminals (n.)
People who do illegal things or break the law.
Example:The police are trying to find the criminals who stole the money.
Practice A2 words in a crossword