01. Russian Mafia
Russian
Mafia has 500 000 people. Her godfathers control 70% of the Russian
economy, as well as prostitution in Macau, and China, illegal drug
trafficking in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, money laundering in Cyprus,
Israel, Belgium and England, car theft, trafficking in nuclear materials
and prostitution in Germany. With the disappearance of the Iron
Curtain, the expansion of Russian crime has ceased to be controlled and
directed, as it was before the Soviet collapse. The first wave of
"exporting" crime area, then still the Soviet Union, took place in the
early 70's, when allowed to emigrate to Israel of Soviet Jews. This wave
was not comparable with the second - when the collapse of the Soviet
Union collapsed, the Iron Curtain. Then the world is, indeed, has
estimated the size of Russian crime, which he called "Russian mafia".
Russian crime community is sometimes very specific interests in
different countries. So, in December 1993, the Western press for the
first time mentioned that the grouping of "shaking" of the Russian
hockey players playing in foreign clubs, the so-called "foreign
players". The mass of material on the subject in the press in the years
to say that "racket sport has acquired a truly industrial scale.
According to some, now Russia's criminal community operates in 50
countries.According to an American professor Louise Shelley, the PMA in
1991 withdrew from the Russian Federation $ 150 billion. According to
other sources - $ 50 billion, but too much.
02. Sicilian and American Cosa Nostra
Salvatore
Lo Bue, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Gaetano Lo Presti, Giuseppe Scaduto,
Antonino Spera, Gregorio Agrigento, Luigi Caravello, Mariano Troia,
Giovanni Adelfio and Francesco Bonomo ? XIII ?. Members of the Sicilian
Mafia (from left), Salvatore Lo Bue, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Gaetano Lo
Presti, Giuseppe Scaduto, Antonino Spera, Gregorio Agrigento, Luigi
Caravello, Mariano Troia, Giovanni Adelfio and Francesco Bonomo In the
XIII century. Sicily is constantly robbing not only the Algerian
pirates, and French troops, mercenaries, who served severoitalyanskim
dukes and princes. Organized armed struggle against the French islanders
began in 1282 under the slogan «Morete alla Francia, Italia anela»
(«Die, France - sigh, Italy), the first letters of appeal Sicilians were
the battle cry:« Mafia! ». Soon self-defense units have become units of
professional soldiers, who began to take tribute from the peasants for
protection from external enemies. In the XIX century. Mafia, which
became a uniform system, even tried to achieve separation of the island
from Italy and requested the union by Giuseppe Garibaldi, but forces the
Principality of Piedmont caused her defeat. At the end of the XIX
century. Thousands of Sicilians to escape from poverty and clan wars,
moved to America. In major U.S. cities arose Cosa Nostra («Our
Business") - a network of the Sicilian "family" that controlled the
casinos, smuggling, prostitution, illegal liquor, tobacco and weapons,
and engaged in racketeering. All "konsorterii" Sicily are "respectable
community, led by Capo di tutti Capi, the head of all the chapters.
Important figures in the structure of the Mafia are also picciotti di
ficatu (assassins), stopalieri (bodyguards), gabellotti (judges) and
consiglieri (advisers).
03. Colombian drug cartels
Colombian
Mafia is one of the world's largest supplier of cocaine. All the
efforts of public authorities are still in vain, as the business of
gangsters are more than successful. Colombian drug Mafia has existed
since the mid-60's of last century. Cartels "Medellin" and "Kali" very
quickly became the leading producer of cocaine in the world.
04. Chinese triads
The
fact that the rapidly growing China is rapidly emerging as the leader
for Global Development, said today all over the world. But there are
negative aspects of this process. As we strengthen the leading position
of China in the global economy, Chinese organized crime is rapidly
expanding its presence in transnational criminal ways. "Triad" has
already made a "third world" their competitors! "Riding" the migration
process, Mafia structures of China and the Chinese Mafia in other
countries took a leading position in the organization of human
trafficking and establishing flows of illegal migration. The report by
Europol (June of 2006) noted that Chinese Mafia groups as a leader in
human trafficking in countries of the European Union. Chinese "triads"
pushed Japan's homegrown Mafia - the Yakuza: the share of the Chinese
account for about half of all crimes committed by foreigners.
05. Japanese Yakuza
The
Japanese Mafia is proudly traces its origin from the impoverished
gentry samurai, or ronin, as they are called in Japan. The heirs of the
founding fathers of many children of noblemen, who were not often
nothing more than the sword, they will inherit only the right to wear a
sword, and even her hair in a samurai: shave the forehead and crown, the
long hair from the back in a tight plait braid, and stick to a bluish
scalp. Although the Japanese Mafia is known throughout the world, in
everyday life of this town once uglyadet it hard. Meanwhile, the
Japanese Mafia has one hundred and ten thousand people, while loud and
boisterous American - all twenty thousand. If we consider that the U.S.
Population is about twice as much as the Japanese, it is easy to
calculate that for every Japanese has eleven times more than the
American, professional rapists, robbers and murderers. Fields of
activity: racketeering, distribution of pornography banned from Europe
and America, prostitution and illegal immigration.
06. Meksikanskaya Mafia
Mexican
Mafia - a powerful criminal organizations in the U.S., leaving the
roots in the prison world. Originated in the first 50 years, was
positioned as the protection of Mexicans imprisoned in the United
States, from other criminals and security of prisons. Main activities -
extortion and drug trafficking. Tend to be short shrift over the
disagreeable and not paying them to set them the same tax.
07. Israeli Mafia
These
guys are working in the field of banditry in many countries, the main
kind of activity - drug trafficking and prostitution. Times have
changed, and if they had once looked with awe because of their ability
Roofing is now a ruthless killer is not much thought before pulling the
trigger. Russian-Israeli Mafia is stronger in the U.S. Political system
so well that knock them out of there by force, even the vaunted U.S.
Military.
08. Serbian Mafia
Serbian
Mafia has found its place in the ranks of leaders, because it works in
dozens of countries and is linked to drug trafficking, contract
killings, racketeering, robbery, and control rates and gambling houses.
The lists submitted to Interpol about 350 Serb civilians, who often are
staff members and leaders of major drug cartels in the world. Serbian
gangsters known and intellectual robberies, which often act out
Hollywood scripts, as well as fast and clean executions. Currently there
are about 30-40 teams working in Serbia
09. Albanian Mafia
Albania
is composed of numerous criminal gangs. Their rules have remained
unchanged since the XV century ... The Albanian Mafia is involved in
white slave trafficking, alcohol and tobacco, controlling prostitution,
car theft and racketeering. His "activities" she began in the 80's of
last century. Widely represented in the U.S. And Britain. A distinctive
feature is the brutality used in promotions for revenge.
10. (Yardies gang) Jamaican-British Mafia
On
the tenth place came from Jamaica in the UK who moved to England in 50
years. This ethnic group controls a good part of the operations on the
arms trade and drugs. This Mafia is not trying to infiltrate government
agencies, and therefore not as strong as the others. In the British
police do not dare to classify Yardie gangs as organized crime, because
they have no real structure or the central government.
