The Romanie mafia is a term uised for organisit crime groups based in Romanie an componed o ethnic Romanies. Romanie crime groups are active in Romanie an in ither European Union kintras, maistly in northren Italy an Spain. Thay pairticipate in a wide reeng o criminal activities frae prostitution an extortion til drog trokin. In recent years Romanie organisit criminal groups hae expandit thair criminal activities in the EU.[1]

Romanie mafia
Foondin locationRomanie
TerritoryRomanie, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Unitit Kinrick, Swaden, Ireland, Italy, Spain.
Ethnicitymajority o ethnic Romanies, Aromanians, some Roma fowk
Creeminal activitiesAirms trokin, arson, Assault, coonterfeitin, Drog trokin, Extortion, Fraud, Human trokin, illegal gamblin, Kidnappin, Murther, prostitution, Racketeerin, Theft.

Structur eedit

Romanie organisit criminal groups aft wirk in sma cells. Despite thair apparent autonomous activities the cells are aften pairt o a mair muckle hierarchical group. Thon groups are pyramidal organisations wi strict centralisit control an a clear diveesion o tasks.[1]

Criminal activities eedit

In Romanie thare are some gangs active in a wide reeng o criminal activities. Some o thir gangs hae expandit thair operations tae ither European Union states. Pouerful clans are :

  • The Şteoacă clan frae Bucharest : the clan is considered ane o the maistmuckle drog gangs in Bucharest.[2]
  • The Duduieni, Caran an Gigi Corsicanu clan : Gigi Corsicanu is the leader o the fans o the Rapid fitbaa club. The Duduianu an Caran clans are allegedly involvit in prostitution, uisury, store an hame robberies, drog trokin.[2]
  • The Ghenosu clan frae Dambovita : The Ghenosu clan seems tae be enjoyin the support o several important fowk in the polis an courts systems. The Ghenosu clan haes tees wi the Corduneanu clan an wi that o the Cămătaru brithers an is allegedly involvit in drog trokin, pimpin an racketeerin.[2] The Ghenosu clan in pairteecular haes expandit its operations intae ither European countries, mainly Airlan.[3]
  • The Feraru clan : The clan controlled bi Feraru wis the ane that haed a prostitution netwark in Spain; the leader o the group, Costel Feraru, is currently servin a sax year sentence.[2]
  • The Vasile clan frae Vrancea : The "Lang haired" clan, led bi Tătaru Vasile, specialises in illegal sales o contrabaund cigarettes, uisury an caur trokin. In the same coonty, the group led bi Argint Costică specialises in racketeerin in Romanie an in Italy alike.[2]
  • The Clamparu clan frae Botosani : the leader o the Clămparu clan, nicknamed Cap-de-Porc ("Pighead"), is involvit in the maist dangerous prostitution rings. Thay are involvit in drog trokin.[4]
  • The Rohozeanu clan frae Arad : The clan o Uţu Rohozeanu, elk-namit "Stephen the Great" or "Vlad Ţepeş", coonts as the biggest an maist violent organisit crime faction in Wastren Romanie, an awreidy haes unner his belt a conflict wi anither important clan in the region, the ane controllt bi Claudiu Baderca o Timişoara. In 2009, thay wur arrestit bi the authorities, but no for lang.[2]

Romanie gangs control maist o the prostitution in Spain. Thay hae complete control ower prostitution in Catalonie, Valencie an Murcie.[5]

In Popular Cultur eedit

  • The Negrea gang in the videogemme Wheelman is Romanie.
  • In the Punisher series, thare's a Romanie gang cried the "Bulat gang" an aw.

References eedit

  1. a b "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. a b c d e f http://www.bursa.ro/the-national-gangster-network-152466&s=print&sr=articol&id_articol=152466.html
  3. http://www.irishexaminer.com/features/despicable-trade-run-from-jail-cell-165944.html
  4. http://hetq.am/eng/news/11107/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 30 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2021.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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