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The following is a listing of enterprises, gangs, mafias, and criminal 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.
Gangs by country (74 C) A. Organized crime groups in Afghanistan (1 P) Organized crime groups in Albania (1 P) Organized crime groups in Argentina (6 P)
During the 1990s, Aruba, an overseas constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was alleged to be a mafia state under then Prime Minister Henny Eman. The Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan was said to "own" over 60% of the island through investments in hotels, casinos, and donations towards Eman's election campaign.
Each country is given a score from 1 to 7 indicating how bad the problem is. 1 indicates that it's a big problem that imposes huge costs; 7 means no problem at all.
Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and fraud. The term Mafia was originally applied to the Sicilian Mafia. Since then, the term has expanded to encompass other organizations of similar methods and purpose, e.g. "the Russian Mafia" or "the Japanese Mafia".
Organised crime in Georgia (country) (2 C, 1 P) Organised crime in Germany (4 C, 3 P) Organized crime in Greece (2 C) H. Organized crime in Honduras (3 C) I.
Italy's mafias make more than three billion euros a year from the tourism sector and are primed to pocket even more from large-scale upcoming events, a research institute warned on Tuesday ...
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