We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. Chinese crime syndicates working with local South African gangs have caused stocks of abalone to be depleted at a record rate. Illegal trade in the marine mollusks extends across sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly all of the large sea snails were sent to China and Hong Kong, where they are considered a delicacy.
List of criminal enterprises, gangs, and syndicates
Category:Asian-American gangs - Wikipedia
This is a listing of enterprises, gangs, mafias, and syndicates that are involved in organized crime. Tongs and outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as terrorist, militant, and paramilitary groups, are mentioned if they are involved in criminal activity for funding. However, since their stated aim and genesis is often ideological rather than commercial, they are distinct from mafia-type groups. In several drug-producing or transit countries, drug traffickers have taken advantage of local corruption and lack of law enforcement to establish cartels turning in millions if not billions of dollars each year.
Carlie Continually updated. Part 5: Kinds and Names of Gangs. The world of gangs is very complex. I didn't expect to find that. When someone mentioned the word gang to me before I did my research, it conjured up images of a group of young men standing on a street corner at night selling drugs.
The blast in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, has put the spotlight once again on gangland violence. The authorities suspect the blast could be yet another violent incident of rival gangs battling over turf or crimes involving gangs. Last year had seen a spike in gun violence which prompted a tough anti-crime crackdown, with the Home Ministry releasing a list of 49 gangs with more than 40, members involved in extortion, drug distribution and other criminal activities.