Transnational organized crime

Russian mercenary

, also known as , or simply the Japanese Mafia, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization.

criminal organization based in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other areas with significant Chinese diaspora

organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily, Italy

The Ndrangheta (, , ), is a mafia-type criminal syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy. Emerging in the 19th century, it has developed into one of the world's most powerful and pervasive organized crime entities. Characterized by a decentralized, horizontal structure composed of autonomous operating units known as 'ndrine, the organization's foundational structure is based on family and blood relationships. Beginning in the mid-20th century, coinciding with significant emigration from Calabria, 'Ndrangheta clans expanded their operations across Northern and Central Italy, Euro

The Camorra (; ) is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century. The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups called "clans". Every capo or "boss" is the head of a clan, in which there may be tens or hundreds of affiliates, depending on the clan's power and structure. The Camorra's main businesses are drug trafficking, racketeering, counterfeiting, and money laundering. It is also not unusual for Camorra clans to

former Colombian drug cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel is a large and powerful drug trafficking transnational organized crime syndicate based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, that specializes in illegal drug trafficking and money laundering.

umbrella term for organized Russian crime groups

Mara Salvatrucha (; ), commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Angeles area. Over time, the gang grew into a more traditional criminal organization. MS-13 has a longtime rivalry with the 18th Street gang.

Drug trafficiking criminal group

disbanded drug cartel which was based in southern Colombia

Russian fraudster

criminal syndicate in México

criminal organizations based in Albania and Kosovo or composed of ethnic Albanians

is Japan's largest yakuza organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe before World War II.

criminal group based in Tamaulipas

type of professional criminal

Mexican drug cartel

mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana, mexico

criminal mafia-type organization

largest Latino street gang

Russian organized crime group

multi-ethnic transnational criminal organization

prostitution ring

Venezuelan international gang

Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate

Group linked to the 2004 Madrid train bombing

various criminal organizations

human trafficking and online scam enterprises

Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate

general term for organized criminal groups based in Turkey

MAFIA group

criminal organization of Corsica

Russian gangs criminal

organized crime

drug cartel from México

United States criminal syndicate of Irishmen and Irish-Americans

Chinese immigrant organization

Triad society

Jamaican gang involved with drug and arms smuggling

umbrella term for Georgian organized crime groups

Yardie (or Yaadi/Yawdie) is a term often used, particularly within the Caribbean expatriate and Jamaican diaspora, to refer to people of Jamaican origin; however, its exact meaning changes depending on context. The term is derived from the Jamaican patois for “home” or "yard". The term may have specifically originated from the crowded "government yards" of two-storey government-funded concrete homes found in Kingston and inhabited by poorer Jamaican residents, though "yard" can also refer to "home" or "turf" in general in Jamaican patois.

Bulgarian series of organized crime elements

human smuggling gangs

Mexico based criminal cartel

organized crime group in Soviet Union

international criminal group involved in drug trafficking

umbrella term for Armenian organized crime groups

various organized crime elements originating from Greece

Organized crime groups from Romania

umbrella term for Ukrainian organized crime groups

Mexican-American gang originally based in El Paso, Texas

legal or military operations conducted within a foreign country

Asia's largest drug syndicate

Clan within the criminal organization of the Camorra

organized crime groups consisting of ethnic Azerbaijanis

prevalent Bosnian criminal organizations and activities