Organized crime inside and outside the Custody
The Edenokōji-gumi established themselves in 2040 in Moscow and slowly collected Tokyo expats into their organization. By 2045 they had approximately 500 members in the society and are growing steadily to their present number of approximately 800. Since there are a limited number of Japanese in Moscow, they recruit heavily. Read more
The native organised crime groups in Moscow largely fall under two types; the Bratva, or Russian mafia; and the gopniks, or street gangs. Since the 1980s, the Russian mafia has been among the most powerful, dangerous and feared criminal organisations in the world, and today it remains among the world’s Read more
The Syndicate is an organized crime group operated by the Kao clan of Singapore with influence and business all across southeast Asia. Their major criminal activities include illegal gambling, extortion, kidnapping, human trafficking, and human smuggling drug trafficking, and money laundering. They operate a large number of casinos and clubs Read more
The yakuza have a history dating back to the 17th century in Japan. The first half of their modern history begins after World War II. In the immediate post-war period, the yakuza filled a power vacuum and controlled black markets, gambling, and prostitution. In the 1950s and 60s, they expanded Read more
There was a time in the early 2000’s when Nicaragua claimed to be free of large-scale narcotics trafficking. In fact, one of the nation’s most brutal counternarcotics operations was carried out under the orders of a military official named Julio Césan Amengual. Along with the country’s attorney general, during the Read more