Many of us still remember the times of racketeering in the post-Soviet space, and for those who have forgotten, we represent criminal gangs, the number of members of which is more than a million people.
This gang, which numbers about 70 thousand people, is with the United States and even the FBI considers them the loudest and most violent group in the States. These guys are engaged in the sale of drugs, weapons, human trafficking, and also commit murders to order, rob and kidnap people. The "firm" is working very well. For their activities, they managed to kill the son of the President of Honduras. In this cute picture you can see how cruel these bastards are.
In second place in the ranking is a gang from Los Angeles - Crips, consisting of blacks. One of the most numerous, the number of members is about 30 thousand people. They are engaged in the same as the previous ones: drug trafficking, weapons, robberies and murders. The group is in an eternal war with its counterparts in activity, Bloods, and because of this hostility they try not to use the letter b. Outwardly, they try to dress in clothes of predominantly blue color. American hip-hop stars such as Afroman, Culio, Ice Tee, Snoop Dogg and Exibit are associated to varying degrees with this group.
The next crowd of thugs from Kenya has about half a million non-humans who are engaged in murder, robbery, robbery, etc. Translated from their language, mungiki means many. Being a gang of thugs, this did not prevent their brothers from getting into big politics and having a huge impact on the situation in the country. The group is hostile to other ethnic groups, and usually they do not talk for a long time, head off their shoulders and everything, as evidenced by their "trademark" in the form of a severed human head.
The gang was created back in 1960 in the Rampart area, in Los Angeles. This group is usually described as the most violent in the country. 18th Street has grown rapidly over the past few years. The gang members can be easily recognized by their tattoos, which have a common mark with the number 18, which they often write in Roman numerals XVIII. Their territory is marked by painting graffiti on the walls and fences of the city.
Although the 18th Street Gang has influence mainly in a few cities in Southern California, the gang members are increasingly spreading throughout the country, and are now composed of smaller gangs that use the same number 18 to indicate their affiliation with the group. The 18th Street Gang is mainly composed of expatriates from Mexico and El Salvador, but it also includes members of other ethnic groups: Asians, blacks, local and whites.
The group is very well organized, better than other similar freaks, mainly thanks to the cooperation with the Mexican and Colombian drug lords.
Eternal enemies of the Crips gang, these comrades appeared in the early 1970s on the basis of the fact that Crips at that time pressed the rest of the grievances with his ego, as a result of which between 1982 and 1984 the peak of the confrontation between Bloods and Crips reached its climax. This was mainly due to the fact that in those years drugs in the United States were very widespread and popular, and a bloody war arose between the groups over markets. As a result, many Bloods "affiliates" had to relocate to nearby towns and push drugs there. The number of gentlemen of fortune from this composition is about 30,000 people.
The Aryan Brotherhood originates from the San Quentin prison as far back as 1967. The gang was originally formed to provide protection for whites from blacks and Spanish groups, mainly the Mexican mafia. Some gang members joined AB from the Bluebirds gang, organized in the 50s. Their activities are based on the sale of drugs, weapons, contract killings, racketeering and other rubbish. The number of members reaches 15 thousand people. Although the gang was formed in California, it has spread throughout the country's prisons. At different times, the basic idea of \u200b\u200bthe gang has changed, but mostly these are Nazi ideals based on racism.
To separate the young from the founders of the gang and deserved, so to speak, figures, the new members of the gang got tattoos all over their face and all over their bodies. Some have subsequently removed the tattoo from their body.
This group was formed in 1993 in Sao Paulo. The organization is a prison and operates in the prison spaces of Taubat. In addition to childish activities such as kidnapping, murder, arms and drug trafficking, these men have a real idea: they are in favor of easing the conditions of being in prisons. Despite the fact that they are in custody, connections with the outside world help them to conduct their activities and spread influence outside the prison. The number is about 6 thousand people, plus many like-minded people who support them, as evidenced by the organization of massive synchronized escapes and riots in prisons throughout the country.
Wah Ching, also known in slang as "Dub C", is a large triple organization that emerged in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1960s. The name literally translates to "Chinese youth". The group consisted mainly of immigrants from Hong Kong, later merged with the Americans from San Francisco and Los Angeles and now a single clan.
Wah Ching is an organized bandit group that, since the early 60s, has been just a gang of street gangsters, over time has grown into a criminal organization that includes about 70 thousand members of different ages and nationalities. Now Wah Ching includes many Vietnamese and Chinese. They are still doing the same: robbery, contract killings, violence, arms trade, drug dealing, prostitution, etc.
A street gang based in Chicago in the late sixties. Many believe that in the early seventies, the Crips group emerged from it. The thing is that The Black Gangster Disciple also wore blue things, just like Crips, but they have nothing to do with them, except of course, their occupations, namely, trafficking in people, weapons, bananas, sori, joke, what bananas, drugs and teh teh and teh peh.
In the mid-seventies, the gang fell apart into three parts after the death in 74th year of their leader King David, and parts of the gang now refer to themselves as Black Gangsters, Gangster Disciples, and Black Disciples. Most notable is the Black Disciples, who are famous for executing one of their members, an 11-year-old boy nicknamed Yummy. At one time, in the 90s, when the gang began to earn more than $ 100,000,000 dollars, the US government, to put it mildly, saw its light and decided to let the guys in a little.
Their number reaches 35 thousand, the gang settled in Nigeria, in Lagos. It began its existence as just a gang of street children and grew into a huge criminal group engaged in illegal drug trade, murder and other filth. The government of Lagos tried to suppress their activities by "human" methods, but due to the deplorable economic situation in the country and unemployment, such children will only bloom and develop their vigorous activity.
There are many criminal gangs in the world, which, due to their high organization and large numbers, have come to be called the mafia. This post will introduce you to the most powerful and cruel mafias in the world.
Sicilian Mafia
It has been operating in Sicily since the beginning of the 19th century, turning into an international organization at the beginning of the 20th century. Initially, the organization was engaged in the protection of orange plantation owners and noblemen owning large plots of land, mostly from themselves. These were the beginnings of racketeering. Later, Cosa Nostra expanded its area of \u200b\u200bactivity, becoming a criminal group in all respects. Since the 20th century, banditry has become the main activity of Cosa Nostra.
Russian Mafia
It is officially the most feared organized crime group. Former FBI special agents call the Russian mafia "the most dangerous people on Earth." In the West, the term "Russian mafia" can mean any criminal organization, both Russian proper and from other post-Soviet states, or from the immigration environment in the far abroad. Some get hierarchical tattoos, often use military tactics and carry out contract killings.
Mexican Mafia (La eMe)
This gang is an ally of the Aryan Brotherhood from the southern coast of the United States. Known for her active involvement in the drug trade. The gang members are easily identified by a special tattoo in the form of a black arm located on the chest.
The Mexican Mafia was founded in the late 1950s by members of a Mexican street gang imprisoned at Duel Prison in Tracy, California, and was founded by thirteen Mexican Americans from East Los Angeles, several of whom were members of the Marawila gang. They themselves called themselves Mexicanemi, which is translated from the Nahuatl language as "the one who walks with God in the heart."
The Yakuza are organized crime syndicates in Japan, similar to the triad in other Asian countries or the Western mafia. Nevertheless, the social organization and work characteristics of the yakuza are very different from other criminal groups: they even have their own office buildings, and their actions are often and completely openly written in the press.
One of the iconic images of the yakuza is their intricate colored tattoos all over their body. The yakuza use the traditional method of manually injecting ink under the skin, known as irezumi, a tattoo that serves as a testament to courage as it is painful.
Chinese Triad
The triad is a form of clandestine criminal organizations in China and in the Chinese diaspora. The triads have always been characterized by common beliefs (belief in the mystical meaning of the number 3, hence their name). Currently, the triads are known mainly as mafia-like criminal organizations, spread across Taiwan, the United States and other Chinese immigration centers, specializing in drug trafficking and other criminal activities.
"Triada" is one of the most patriotic mafias. During international events, militants guarantee the safety of foreigners, and during the outbreak of SARS, they even announced a $ 1 million bonus to a doctor who will find a cure for this disease.
Hell's Angels (USA)
One of the world's largest motorcycle clubs with chapters (branches) around the world. It is included, along with Outlaws MC, Pagans MC and Bandidos MC, in the so-called "big four" outlaw-clubs and is the most famous among them. Law enforcement agencies in several countries call the club a "gang of motorcyclists" and are accused of drug trafficking, racketeering, trafficking in stolen goods, violence, murder, etc.
According to the legend posted on the official website of the motorcycle club, during the Second World War in the American Air Force there was a 303rd Squadron of heavy bombers called "Hell's Angels". After the end of the war and the disbandment of the unit, the pilots were left without work. They believe that their homeland betrayed them and left them to their fate. They had no choice but to go against their "cruel country, get on motorcycles, join motorcycle clubs and riot."
Mara Salvatrucha
This mafia is involved in many types of criminal business, including drug trafficking, weapons and human trafficking; robbery, racketeering, contract killings, kidnapping for ransom, pimping, car theft, money laundering and fraud.
Many street vendors and small shops located in the Mara Salvatrucha territories pay the gang up to half of their income to work. Forced to pay MS-13 and many Salvadorans living in the United States, whose relatives, if they refuse, the bandits will mutilate or kill at home.
Montreal Mafia Rizzuto
The Rizzuto is a crime family primarily based in Montreal but running the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. They once had a merger with their families in New York, which eventually led to the mafia wars in Montreal in the late 70s. Rizzuto owns hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate in various countries. They own hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, construction, food, service and trade companies. In Italy, they own firms producing furniture and Italian delicacies.
Mungiki (Kenya)
It is a Kenyan political-religious group banned since 2002, reviving traditional African religion. Born in the wake of the Mau Mau uprising. Known for the massacres and clashes with the police.
The Mungiki consider themselves a religious group advocating the preservation of the traditional "African way of worship, culture and way of life." Its adherents pray, facing towards Mount Kenya. They also practice vows and sacrifices.
There are many illegal groups in the world that control industry, smuggle, trade in drugs, kill and rob. The idealization and romanticization of the gangster image is thriving on both sides of the ocean, but who are they, these guys? Where did they come from, and why are they still at large? In our selection there are only the most famous organized crime groups, repeatedly sung by prison folklore and Hollywood films.
16. Nazi Low Riders
Nazi Rebels or NB is a white racist prison gang operating in Southern California. They are closely associated with the larger and more famous gangs such as the Aryan Brotherhood and the Ku Klux Klan. Feuding with Nuestra Surnames, Bloods, Crips, Norteños, Mara Salvatrucha and the Los Angeles Crime Family. The Nazi name does not refer to anti-Semitism, but rather to racism as such, and the term "rebels" is borrowed from Latin American gangs.
The NB was founded back in the 70s, and by 1996 they only had 28 members. They have grown since then, and the gang currently consists of about 5,000 people, including those in the wild and in prison. NBs often commit acts of racist violence in prisons in order to advance to the top of the prison hierarchy. Members of the NB may have tattoos depicting the swastika and SS signs. The NLR tattoo is most often applied to the belly, back or neck, and although it stands for Nazi Lowriders, the wearer can easily decipher the tattoo as No Longer Racist. Sometimes Nazi Low Riders are written in Old English script or runes. The group is active against blacks, Hispanics, other minorities, and "race traitors." There is a well-known case of William Richie, who in prison stole the keys to the handcuffs and cut them on the face and neck of a black prisoner.
Gang members often hang out outside high schools, fast foods and bars in an attempt to recruit new potential gang members. They make money through a variety of illegal activities, but primarily the trade and manufacture of methamphetamine.
15. Mara Salvatrucha
The international criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, was founded by the Salvadorans in the early 1980s in Los Angeles to confront street gangs. In slang, it means "a brigade of Salvadoran roaming ants" and is often abbreviated to MS-13. They are found in Los Angeles, although they are found in other parts of North America and Mexico. According to various estimates, the number of this criminal syndicate is approximately 70,000 thousand people.
Mara Salvatrucha practices many types of criminal business, including drug trafficking, weapons and human trafficking, robbery, racketeering, contract killings, kidnapping for ransom, car theft, money laundering and fraud.
A distinctive feature of the group members are tattoos all over the body, including on the face and the inside of the lips. Tattoos not only show gang affiliation, but also tell about criminal background and status. Today, one of the most influential gangs in the Americas, Mara Salvatrucha works closely with Los Zetas.
14. Barrio Azteca
The Barrio Azteca gang appeared in El Paso Prison, Texas in 1986. They quickly went from a street gang to a heavily armed militarized cartel that could compete with the Sinaloa cartel. Their main principles are ruthlessness, violence and terror, and the specialization of "business" is drugs, murder and kidnapping.
Barrio Azteca's prison gang received armed support from the Juarez cartel, in return the gang helps control drug trafficking in Juarez. The gang is said to have approximately 5,000 members, including those in jails in Mexico and more than 3,000 inmates in the United States. These guys are known for prison riots. The official color of this gang is turquoise. In recent years, gang members have referred to themselves as the "Almighty Nation of the Aztecs." This gang does not have a central leadership, but despite this, the gang operates in more than thirty countries.
13. Angels of Hell
An organized crime group from the USA started as the "Hells Angels Motorcycle Club" - one of the largest motorcycle clubs in the world with chapters (branches) around the world. According to the legend, posted on the official website of the motorcycle club, during the Second World War, the American Air Force existed the 303rd Squadron of heavy bombers with the name "Hell's Angels". After the end of the war and the disbandment of the unit, the pilots were left without work. They had no choice but to go against their "cruel country, get on motorcycles, join motorcycle clubs and riot."
This is probably one of the most famous gangs on this list. Hells Angels has grown significantly since its inception in 1948. Many members of this organized criminal group claim that they joined the club solely for peaceful purposes - to help organize fundraisers, biker parties and other social events. But along with legal activities (motorcycle shops, motorcycle repair shops, sale of goods with symbols), Hell's Angels are known for illegal activities. Law enforcement agencies in several countries call the club a "gang of motorcyclists" and are accused of drug trafficking, racketeering, trafficking in stolen goods, violence, murder, etc.
Violent crimes, drug and human trafficking, extortion and other illegal activities have been associated with the gang throughout their long history. The head of the Australian chapter was even convicted of contract murder. But again, that doesn't change the fact that they also own many legitimate businesses like gyms and tattoo studios.
When police raided 30 properties in Spain owned by gang members, they found military-grade weapons and ammunition, kilograms of cocaine, neo-Nazi literature, body armor and $ 200,000 in cash. And according to a report from Sweden, 12 chapters of this organized criminal group (which include approximately 170 members) are responsible for 2,800 crimes in this country.
12. United Bamboo or Bamboo Union
The Taiwanese group United Bamboo, also known as the Zhu Lien Bang, is part of the Chinese triad. They specialize in drugs, weapons, kidnapping and cross-border trafficking. Unlike most other gangs, they have been able to forge good relationships with large foreign criminal organizations, which makes United Bamboo very successful overseas.
The Bamboo Gang has about 100,000 members, making it one of the largest gangs on this list. While most gangs lack clear leaders, Yao Yao Huang Shao-Tsen has been the official boss / ruler of the gang since 2007. The gang was not afraid to get their hands dirty about politics, including political assassinations (for example, journalist Henry Liu in 1984, he opposed the Kuomintang, ruling in Taiwan at the time). The assassins, both members of the Bamboo Union, were dispatched to Taiwan's military intelligence bureau.
In 2013, the gang also attracted public attention when Chinese hitman Bai Xiao Ye was arrested and convicted of murder, kidnapping, extortion, and conspiracy to commit murder. Bai was sent by the Bamboo Union to force a certain Lee Wen Joon to pay back a debt of $ 10,000, when he refused, Bai stabbed him 32 times. Prosecutors later concluded that Bai was making his living with contract killings for the Bamboo Union.
11. Mungiki
This is one of the most aggressive sects in Kenya, which emerged in 1985 in the settlements of the Kikuyu people in the central part of the country. The Kikuyu gathered their own militia in order to protect the Masai lands from government militants who wanted to suppress the resistance of the rebellious tribe. The sect was essentially a street gang. Later, large detachments were formed in Nairobi, which engaged in racketeering of local transport companies transporting passengers around the city (taxi companies, car fleets). Then they switched to garbage collection and disposal. Each slum dweller was also obliged to pay a certain amount to the members of the sect, in exchange for a quiet life in their own shack.
10. Aryan brotherhood
The Aryan Brotherhood emerged in San Quentin, California in 1964, earning a reputation as the most dangerous gang in the United States. The members of the Aryan brotherhood are easily recognizable by their Nazi and Satanic tattoos. This is not quite an ordinary gang in the classical sense, it is rather a prison community, not dangerous for people on the loose. Members of this criminal organization are simply killing a huge number of people in prisons. Only 0.1% of prisoners are in the Aryan fraternity, which, while accounting for about 20% of all murders in US correctional facilities.
The gang was originally formed in the 1960s to fight against the Black Guerrilla Family, a gang of blacks. Outside the prison, gang members do not waste time: extortion, drug trafficking and homicide for hire.
In 1974, Charles Manson was denied membership because, among his other victims, he killed a pregnant woman (Sharon Tate, wife of Roman Polanski). A high-profile trial of AB leaders in 2002, which was presented as a defeat of the group, nevertheless ended with the group leaders Barry Mills and Tyler Bingham, accused of 32 murders, still alive.
The "spin-off" gang, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, was formed in the 1980s and has approximately 30,000 members.
9. Nation of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation
Wow title! The AVLN gang started in Chicago back in 1958 and they have about 35,000 members.
Early on, the AVLN (then known as the Vice Lords) committed robbery, theft, robbery, intimidation, extortion, and violent attacks. They then tried to change their image in society while renaming themselves the Conservative Vice Lords.
While they were doing something socially useful (creating recreation areas for children, for example), of course, their criminal activities continued. Small gangs began to join them, and eventually, things became more significant. For example, business owners who did not pay for protection began to die en masse.
Willie Lloyd (pictured above), who at one point was the leader of AVLN, gave up drugs in 2001, after several arrests. Perhaps you will not be shocked that he was attempted three times, and in 2003 it was successful - since then he has been paralyzed from neck to bottom.
Traditionally ALVN are allied with the Bloods gang (against the Crips / Crips).
8. Crips
The Crips, an African American gang, hit the streets of Los Angeles in 1969, and compared to the other thugs on this list, they look pretty cool and sweet. However, their numbers, stupid activity and excellent weapons make them one of the most dangerous gangs in the United States. Basically, the Crips deal with drugs, robbery, extortion and murder.
The gang was founded by 15-year-old Raymond Washington and his friend Stanley "Tookie" Williams. The Crips are predominantly African American. As of 2007, the number of Crips members is estimated at approximately 40,000. Known for confronting the Bloods alliance, which outnumbered the Crips. A distinctive sign of the gang members is the wearing of bandanas and blue clothes, sometimes - wearing canes. In order to join a gang, a man needs to commit a crime in front of witnesses, and a girl needs to have a relationship with an older member of the gang.
In 1971, gang members attacked elderly Japanese women, who then described the criminals as cripple, as all the attackers were carrying canes. Local newspapers wrote about this incident, and a new name was assigned to the gang - Crips. In 1979, Washington was shot to death at the age of 26. The second founder of the gang, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, was arrested for the murder of four people and sentenced to death. While in prison for about 25 years, Williams was engaged in literary activity, in his works he urged teenagers not to participate in criminal groups. Williams was nominated nine times for the Nobel Prize (five for peace and four for his literary works), was awarded the President's Prize, and a film about his life was shot in Hollywood. Despite few public outcry, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to grant his pardon, and Williams was executed on December 13, 2005.
Currently, the Crips gang is considered one of the largest in the United States. The gang at various times included rappers Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, MC Ren and others.
7. Bloods
The gang's identification color is red. The Bloods Alliance (Bloods Alliance) is an alliance of African American street gangs in South Central (Compton, Inglewood) and the Los Angeles suburbs that was formed to oppose the Creeps gang. In existence since 1972, this alliance was formed as a result of a gathering of gang leaders who were unhappy with attacks from the Crips. All the disaffected were gathered into a single "Family" by members of the Piru Street Boys - Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens. With more and more acts of violence occurring between gangs, Pirus was able to convince others to unite and create Bloods.
Separate groupings of the confederation of 3 or more members are called sets or trays. Despite the fact that the coalition includes only African American gangs, individual sets are made up of Hispanics, Asians and whites. Whites can also be found in the main gang.
While the Crips outnumbered them 3: 1, the Bloods also became known for their extreme brutality; and by 1978 there were already 15 sets.
The confrontation between Red and Blue has become very famous and has been featured in many films and comics. The plot of the South Park series "Crazy Cripples" (Episode 2 of Season 7) is based on the conflict between the Crips and Bloods gangs.
9. Latin Kings
"Latin Kings" is considered one of the largest gangs in the world, consisting of immigrants from Latin America. The group was born in the mid-60s in New York, Chicago and Detroit.
In the USA, as a rule, young people from poor families who came from Puerto Rico and Mexico became "kings". The group has its own "Constitution" and "flag", which depicts the flags of these two states and the symbols of the gang.
In recent years, more and more people from other Latin American countries have joined the ranks of the "Latin Kings", and the gang members themselves began to call themselves the "Almighty Nation of Latin Kings", or simply "Nation". Traditional colors - yellow and black, as well as a wreath of five arrows and a crown are already familiar to millions of people in different countries.
Books and films are devoted to the activities of "Latin Kings". Despite the absence of a central leadership, the gang operates in 34 countries around the world, and the total number of its members reaches 100 thousand people. In the USA alone, there are 25 thousand "kings".
5. Sinaloa Cartel / Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the largest drug cartel in the world, whose head Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as El Chapo (El Chapo), was declared the number one enemy of society. Moreover, at the same time, he is considered one of the most influential people on the plan of those according to Forbes magazine, finding himself between the editor-in-chief of The New York Times, Jill Abramson, and the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Beiner.
Although Loera is now in prison, his cartel continues to successfully conduct its business, engaged in drug trafficking, as well as not disdaining murder, kidnapping, extortion and pimping.
The Sinaloa Cartel has been in operation since 1989 and has 500,000 members, and also owns large land and real estate in Mexico and around the world, including 11 countries in Latin America (e.g. Brazil, Argentina, Colombia), as well as countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Philippines and West Africa.
When they kill (and believe me, they often kill), they like to post videos on the Internet as a warning to rival gangs. Rumor has it that the Sinaloa cartel leaked competitor information to law enforcement for allowing the United States to smuggle huge amounts of drugs.
Jorge Martin Torres, one of the cartel's top money launderers, was recently sentenced to 44 months in prison. Torres is believed to be responsible for helping El Chapo buy the planes, he also raised $ 300,000 in drug income and bought another plane for $ 890,000. In addition, Torres purchased Maserati, Mercedes, BMW, Lamborghini and other exotic cars for El Chapo and his brother Alfredo.
4. Los Zetas
The origins of Los Zetas in the 90s were former members of the Mexican Special Forces, which were originally the mercenary army of the Golfo Cartel. In the early 2000s, they formed a separate criminal group, and in a very short time they became the most equipped and dangerous gang in Mexico. They specialize in kidnapping, extortion, murder and drug dealing. In August 2011, a gang burned down a casino in Mexico, killing 52 people.
The gang has more than 3,000 members in 22 Mexican states, as well as Guatemala and the United States.
Los Zetas are not just killed, they often post their videos on the Internet. In 2011, the Mexican authorities recorded 193 cases in which people were brutally tortured and killed by the Los Zetas gang. Women were sexually assaulted while men were tortured.
In 2011, they staged a massacre in Ellendale, Coahuila, where more than 300 civilians were killed. The gang was also involved in a prison riot in 2012: then 44 members of the 44 Gulf cartel, a rival gang, were killed, and 37 Seth members escaped from prison.
3. Triad 14K
14K (十四 K) is one of the most numerous and influential triads in Hong Kong. According to one version, the name comes from 14 members who stood at the origins of the organization; on the other - from the address of the headquarters in Canton; on the third - from 14-karat gold. The Triad was established in 1945 in Guangzhou as an anti-communist organization. After the civil war and the flight of the Kuomintang from China, the headquarters in 1949 was moved from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, and the union included many military and civilians who had nothing to do with the secret societies proper. Therefore, the name of the union had to be changed to "Association 14" (later reduced to "14K").
In March 1975, in Amsterdam, three killers shot and killed the leader of the Dutch 14K branch, Chun Mon, nicknamed the Unicorn. Chun Mon became the first Chinese crime boss in Europe and controlled major heroin supply chains.
In the 90s, 14K was considered the largest triad in the world. Fleeing from police pressure, 14K has moved beyond Hong Kong and gained strong positions in southeastern China, America and Europe, at the same time fading further into the shadows. In 2008, 14K members were involved in the kidnapping of a Chinese family for ransom in New Zealand.
As of 2010, "14K" had more than 20 thousand members in its ranks, united in thirty subgroups. The triad is most active in Hong Kong, Macau, China (Guangdong and Fujian), Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, USA (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago), Canada (Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary), Australia (Sydney) , New Zealand, Great Britain (London) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam). Compared to other triads, 14K is considered one of the most violent crime groups in Hong Kong.
14K controls the wholesale channels for the supply of heroin and opium from Southeast Asia to China, North America and Europe. Also, the triad is engaged in gambling, usury, money laundering, arms and counterfeit trade, pimping, human trafficking (illegal immigration), racketeering, robbery, arson, contract killings, kidnapping for ransom and fraud.
2. Solntsevskaya Bratva
When it comes to crime syndicate families from Russia, Solntesvkaya BRATVA is the most influential. Founded back in the 1970s, currently there are not many of them, about 5,000 members, but they certainly declare their presence around the world.
They have unpronounceable names, and by the time you finish the phrase, you may already be dead. They can handle any crime they can imagine. But they make most of their profits from heroin sales and human trafficking. They are also known to collaborate with Colombian drug cartels to transport cocaine. Their earnings can also stem from gambling in the stock market as well as credit card fraud.
Links have been established between Semyon Mogilevich and the mafia. Mohilevich is known to the FBI as the most dangerous bandit in the world, implicated in contract killings, extortion, arms trade, and also involved in drug trafficking at the international level.
In 2014, the Solntsevskaya organized criminal group was noted as the gang with the highest income in the world - according to Forbes, their income is $ 8.5 billion.
1. Yakuza
The Yakuza are organized crime syndicates in Japan, similar to the triad in other Asian countries. The social organization and features of the yakuza are very different from other criminal gangs: they even have their own office buildings, and their actions are often and completely openly written in the press. One of the iconic images of the yakuza is their intricate colored tattoos all over their body. The yakuza use the traditional method of manually injecting ink under the skin, known as irezumi, a tattoo that serves as a testament to courage as it is painful.
Of course, this list would not be complete without them. The Yakuza originated as far back as the 17th century and now have over 100,000 members. There are 3 main yakuza syndicates, the largest being the Yamaguchi-gumi family, with 55,000 members. Back in 2014, Forbes reported that their income was $ 6.6 billion.
The Yakuza relies on the values \u200b\u200bof the patriarchal family, the principles of unquestioning obedience to the boss and strict adherence to the set of rules (the mafia code), for violation of which there is inevitable punishment. The stability and durability of the yakuza clans is ensured by both specific ties between the boss and his subordinates, and the preservation of horizontal ("brotherly") relations between ordinary members of the group.
The Yakuza is closely intertwined with the economic and political life of Japan and has a number of distinctive features unique to it. Unlike other criminal formations in the world, the yakuza does not have clearly defined territorial zones of influence, it does not rely on family ties as the structural basis of its organization and does not seek to keep its internal hierarchy, number or composition of leadership secret (most yakuza groups have their own official emblems do not hide the location of the headquarters and the names of the bosses, in addition, many of the groups are registered under the "roof" of various patriotic or far-right associations and associations).
In the 1950s, three main types of yakuza emerged - bakuto, tekiya, and gurentai. Bakuto traditionally earned money in the field of gambling and bookmaking, and also traded in pimping, fraud in trade, construction and services. The Tekiya were engaged in speculation, traded defective and counterfeit products in markets and fairs, and extorted money from the owners of shops, nightclubs and restaurants. Gurentai operated mainly in places of congestion of entertainment establishments, where they controlled prostitution, sold stimulants and pornography, without disdaining petty theft, knocking out debts and blackmailing wealthy brothel clients (also gurentai, despite a strict ban on firearms in occupied Japan, were the first from traditional swords and began to use pistols to resolve conflicts). In addition, all categories of yakuza were actively involved by the authorities to contain and suppress the left movement, trade unions, anti-war and anti-American demonstrations.
In March 2011, representatives of various yakuza syndicates (especially members of Sumiyoshi-kai and Inagawa-kai) provided significant assistance to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the east coast of Honshu.
The general idea of \u200b\u200bfighting the government or the laws, money laundering or drug dealing, lust for violence, sadism - all these factors gather people into separate groups. It is not uncommon when the most dangerous and cruel gangs grow out of such groups.
From numerous films, we are used to thinking that the Sicilian Mafia or "Yakuza" are the most common and violent groups. But immigrants from unfavorable regions of Latin America, notorious scumbags from the African continent and outlaws from the criminal quarters of the United States have long surpassed the "movie" bandits. The number of murders and violence, inventive cruelty and massiveness of many gangs are not at all like the "old mafia" with their ideas, laws and principles.
18 th Street Gang
The ranking of the most violent gangs opens a street group from Los Angeles. Murder, violence, drug trafficking are the main activities of the criminal gang, numbering more than 70,000 people in its ranks. Up until five years ago, 18 Street reports reported daily killings in Los Angeles counties.
Ethnic organized criminal group from the 90s. Almost the entire gambling business in Moscow was under the control of the mafia. Laundering unthinkable amounts of money, brutal reprisals against competitors and those who got in the way. Having seized control of more than 200 banks in the country, they supplied the gangsters with weapons and money. In Russia, the gang existed for only eight years, but in some countries the members of the organized criminal group still dominate the oil market, the banking sector, and construction.
Wah Ching
Sino-American street gang. From the usual gang of small violators of San Francisco, in seven years a seventy thousandth army of thugs grew up. Constant showdown with other clans, crime and murder. In the 90s, the FBI discovered the gang's underground warehouses, where weapons and explosives were manufactured.
Bloods
The gang, also based in Los Angeles. Got development as a competitor to the criminal group Crips. The gang is known not only for cruel reprisals against rivals and drug mafia, it has created a separate culture with its own alphabet, slang language, and dance style. Some famous rappers come from the group.
Jamaican posse
A group from the island of Jamaica, created under the protection of the government, is known for its sophisticated methods of assassination. Any means at hand - a shovel, iron, ax, often became a tool for reprisal. The gang has several of its "brigades" in Latin America and the United States.
Area boys
Once created by a handful of teenagers, a gang of extortionists from Nigeria has grown into a well-coordinated criminal group known for its kidnappings, extortion and murders. The inability of local authorities to impede the activities of the gang only replenishes its ranks and increases its influence throughout the country.
The main troublemakers in Brazilian streets. The creation of the gang was the unjust oppression of prisoners in the country's prisons. Numerous showdowns with law enforcement agencies, kidnapping of people, including tourists, drug trafficking - the main business of the group. In 2001, a massive uprising in prisons, escapes and looting in Brazilian cities resulted in 150 innocent victims.
Aryan Brotherhood
The constant harassment of white prisoners in US prisons gave impetus to the need to create your own clan. Forty years ago, a group of white men in a California prison announced their fraternity. Today it is the most powerful and brutal movement. Those wishing to join the team must kill someone. Fifteen thousandth gang of thugs, scattered throughout the US prisons, consisting mainly of those with life sentences. There are no laws or principles for them.
Los Zetas
Location - Mexico. Under the leadership of one of the most famous drug lords in Mexico, a cartel was created from a professional team of mercenaries, former army soldiers, police officers. The Los Zetas cartel is known for its brutal struggle with competitors, as well as numerous reprisals against innocent people. Terrible torture, dismemberment of corpses, mass graves - all this is on the account of the Mexican gang.
For more than a hundred years, an organization with a list of moral and ethical rules has grown into a gangster structure, brutally cracking down on those who stand in their way. Bribery of officials and control of business, destruction of competitors and ruthless reprisals against the families of enemies, all this led to thousands of victims. The Sicilian mafia, and later the American one, became popular all over the world after the movie The Godfather.
An organized network of bandit units. The number of those who joined the ranks of the Yakuza throughout Japan exceeds 120 thousand people. The official location of the headquarters and their own institutions with symbols speaks of their "roof" on the part of the authorities. A distinctive feature of the gang is the code of honor, compliance with internal laws and unquestioning obedience to the boss. The criminal organization has its gang branches in South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the USA. Controls the gambling business, the porn industry, the banking sector. He is engaged in the sale of people, including for the purpose of prostitution, drug trafficking, abductions. The gang is known for its sophisticated methods of punishment with those who refuse to obey them.
Triad
The largest association of bandits (over 2.5 million). The triad is distributed throughout the Asian world. The gang members are involved in absolutely everything - business control, contract killings, selling people, drug trafficking, car thefts. Members of the group, who are in the power structures, make it possible to commit crimes with impunity. The triad has one of the best disguises in the system: secret callsigns, gestures and signs that define each other. The popularity of the gang brought the disappearance of people who refused to obey them without a trace.
Crips
The three finalists will be opened by a gang organized by 16-year-old black teenagers in Los Angeles. After 6 years, the group has grown significantly and spread throughout America. Petty hooliganism, beating of passers-by, fighting with competitors, arson, theft, robbery, kidnapping, violence - the gang has committed more than a thousand of all kinds of crimes. Having overcome the number of participants in 50 thousand people, mainly from African countries, the organization poses a serious danger to the residents of the United States.
Mungiki
These thugs from Kenya can hardly be called an organized gang. The number of these thugs has reached 500 thousand. A distinctive feature of the group is a brutal showdown with the chopping off of heads, massacres with huge knives, and mass fights.
Make a request in any search engine for the most violent gang, the clear winner is the MS-13 gang. These most dangerous, bloodthirsty and ruthless members of the group live in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, USA. The American government calls the Salvatrucha organization the most dangerous after al-Qaeda. Almost every one of the 300 thousand members of the group participated in violence, cruel reprisals, abduction. The gang profits hugely from drug trafficking and arms sales to countries in the Middle East, including terrorist organizations.
2016.04.03 byThe most violent gangs of the underworld.
An illustrated list of the most dangerous and ruthless gangs on the planet, with which even the most courageous people would hardly want to cross in a dark alley.
Jamaican posse
This gang, armed with machine guns, is known for its ties to the Jamaican government and the inhuman cruelty with which its members kill their victims using any weapon, sometimes even irons and axes.
Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)
This gang thrives in Brazil - in all São Paulo prisons and slums. Known for kidnapping, extortion and blackmail. In May 2006, they managed to keep the whole of São Paulo under siege for a week, killing police officers and setting fire to government buildings.
Crips
This group grew out of a gang of 16-year-old boys who frightened passers-by. At the moment, it is one of the largest criminal organizations in the world. Its members are dressed in blue and have an incredible hatred for everything - so strong that most of their deaths occur as a result of internal strife.
Aryan brotherhood
This gang is responsible for over a quarter of US prison killings. To enter it, you must kill a cellmate at least once.
La Nuestra Familia
One of the largest Chicano clans (Hispanics in the US Southwest) in the world and one of the most implacable rivals of the Mexican mafia is known for its strict taboos on loyalty: only the process of initiation into this gang takes several years.
Latin Kings
One of the most well-organized gangs in Latin America in the world has its own constitution that includes traces of Marxism, Confucianism and Christianity. Despite the fact that the group's illegal actions are not particularly cruel, its activities include contract killings.
James-younger gang
Unlike other gangs on the planet mentioned in the list, Jesse James and his associates are no longer alive. Nevertheless, their names will remain in history for a long time - not because of cruelty, but thanks to their amazing cunning and special ability to steal money from people unnoticed.
Mexican Mafia (La eMe)
This gang is an ally of the Aryan Brotherhood on the southern coast of the United States. Known for her active involvement in the drug trade. The gang members are easily identified by a special tattoo in the form of a black arm located on the chest.
Wah ching
The members of this gang are great at making money. And despite the fact that they often resort to extreme cruelty, they only use it as a means to an end. Most of their activities are centered around money laundering and financial crime in Los Angeles and East Asia.
Black guerrilla family
The gang was founded in 1966 with the aim of overthrowing the US government. Today, their allies include a huge number of criminal gangs on both coasts.
Area Boys (Agberos)
A group of loosely organized teenagers who roam the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. The group is known for their extortion and drug addiction. Despite the poor organization, they are still dangerous because of the sudden and unprovoked attacks on peaceful passers-by and their peers.
Almighty Black P. Stone Nation
Street gang from Chicago with an Islamist bias. Its leader, Abdullah Malik, was associated with Muammar Gaddafi. Despite the fact that the gang does not have any particular inclinations for violence, its members quite often give rise to persecution, in particular by FBI agents.
Yakuza
Members of this Japanese gang, upon joining, are required to sever all ties with the family as proof of their complete loyalty to the boss. In the Western media, there is a widespread stereotype that, as regret for this act, newcomers cut off one finger.
Hell`s Angels
This gang of bikers is widely known for its brutality: while most mafia groups or criminal organizations engage in illegal activities for profit, this group considers violence to be a part of its life.
Cosa Nostra
This crime syndicate, better known as the American Mafia, is an offshoot of the famous Sicilian mafia. It has its roots in the East Side of New York during the beginning of Italian immigration to the United States. This group is known for its brutality and ruthless punishment in case of violation of the internal code.
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
The Irish Republican Army lives and works like most of the gangs on this list - violence is their forte. The IRA paramilitary group is responsible for numerous deaths and terrorist attacks. Its goal is the destruction of Northern Ireland and a unified Irish government.
Bloods
This gang is popular for its distinctive red armbands and rivalry with the Crips. Initially, the Bloods were their offshoot, but one day, after a conflict, they had to use brutality against their ex-brothers.
Texas Syndicate
One of the small gangs, allied with Los Zetas, is known for a number of contract killings in the United States.
Triads
This major Chinese crime syndicate has over 2.5 million members worldwide. Known for their well-organized structure and bloody rituals.
Los Zetas
One of the planet's most powerful drug cartels is responsible for countless deaths and destruction. Its base is located in Mexico, but its influence extends far beyond the Mexican borders.
Russian Mafia
It is widely known for the practice of killing not only rivals, but also all members of their families. The influence of this gang - one of the most cold-blooded criminal gangs - is spread throughout the world.
