Breakup
Tran was murdered in 1995, this sparked a power struggle within the organization with another leader being assassinated. There was an escalation of violence in 1999 as rival mobs the Four Aces and Madonna's boys (breakaway groups of the 5T) challenged the 5T leading to an increase in the murder rate in Cabramatta. This gang warfare eventually led to the NSW Parliament establishing a Parliamentary Inquiry. During this inquiry in 2001, Tim Priest, a police officer based at Cabramatta warned of an upsurge of gang violence in Southwestern Sydney including Vietnamese, Chinese and Middle Eastern gangs. He was criticised for his comments by then NSW Education Minister John Aquilina and Reba Meagher, Newman's successor as Member for Cabramatta, who labelled him a "disgruntled detective" before being forced to apologise.
The successors of the 5T include the Four Aces and Madonna's Boys (Madonna) the leader & namesake of the gang was subsequently murdered outside a western sydney pub in 1999 shortly after being released from jail. As well as N.I.P. (Melbourne) and Black and Red Dragon gangs continue to remain active in the drug trade and other rackets. Both N.I.P. and the Red and Black Dragons have tried to recruit members from local high schools and are suspected of being an offshoot of the Big Circle Gang. The NSW Police Force had established a task force in 2002 under Dave Madden to address the new triads. Victoria Police Asian Division, have found affiliated and ex members still remain quietly active in Melbourne, particularly in suburbs such as Richmond, Springvale, Dandenong and Footscray. The Victoria Police operation Embona Taskforce as well as others have proved successful in countering Asian gang-related crime.
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