Lebanese mafia

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Lebanese Organised Crime
Founded1940
Founding location
mongols motorcycle club
, Occasional feuds between clans.

Lebanese mafia is a colloquial term for organised crime groups which originate from Lebanon. Lebanese organised crime is active in the country of Lebanon itself, as well as in countries and areas with a large Lebanese community, most notably Australia, Germany and Canada also in the Triple Frontier in South America. Lebanese organised crime syndicates generally are active globally, largely due to the mass Lebanese population. For the past decades the Lebanese crime families had controlled 7,8% of Germany's underworld activities.

Beqaa Valley

The

marijuana and hashish exporting regions in the world.[2]

International activity

Australia

Lebanese organised crime was introduced in Australia after the mass immigration of Lebanese people after the

Sunni communities all involved in the same criminal organizations.[3]

Germany

In analogy with Australia, Lebanese organised crime also came to Germany following the Lebanese Civil War. A large number of former Lebanese citizens immigrated to several major German cities under political asylum and refugee status. Compared to the Lebanese population in Australia, a much larger number of Lebanese people are in Germany and have traditionally settled in large numbers in Lebanese regions such as

Al Zein Clan[5] and the Miri Clan from Bremen,.[6]
These criminal organizations are mostly based around extended criminal clans.

Tri-Border Area

The

tri-border area along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, is often used by Lebanese groups connected to political parties but also by Lebanese Mafia groups as a heaven for smuggling and money laundering.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rising crime in northern Bekaa Valley hurting Hezbollah". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ^ "THE WORLD'S LARGEST DRUG FIELD -- (BY DENNIS EISENBERG) (Extension of Remarks - July 27, 1990)". Fas.org. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Middle Eastern Crime Connections". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Schattenseiten der Einwanderergesellschaft - Brutale Familienbande". Cicero Online. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. ^ FOCUS Online (1 May 2005). "Kriminalität: Sturz des "Präsidenten"". FOCUS Online. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  6. ^ Per Hinrichs (21 October 2013). "Miri-Clan: Eine Familie, tief verstrickt ins Verbrechen - DIE WELT". DIE WELT. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Terrorist and Organized Crime Groups in the Tri-Border Area of South America" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 6 May 2015.