1.
Yamaguchi-gumi (Japan)
The
largest criminal organization in Japan and one of the biggest crime
organizaitons in the world, the Yamaguchi-gumi boasts over 55,000 active
members. It was founded before World War II and can be traced back to
the labor union of dockworkers.
The
organization amasses billions of dollars a year through various
criminal activity including extortion, drug dealing, real estate, arms
dealing, gambling, Internet porn and stock market manipulation. One of
the members even assassinated the mayor of Nagasaki because he damaged
his car in 2007.
2. Camorra (Italy)
Mafias
don’t come any bigger or older than the Camorra. Originating in Naples,
Italy the Camorra has a history that dates back to the 18th century,
though some believe it to be descended from a secret society in Spain in
the 16th century.
Earlier
activities included petty theft and extortion, but over time the group
transformed into the menacing organization it is today. Currently, the
Camorra dabble in murder, drug and sex trafficking, child labor and
environmental violence through, oddly enough, garbage disposal
management (the effect of which is causing soil and air pollution).
3. The Arellano Felix Organisation (Mexico)
Also
known as the Tijuana Cartel, The Arellano Felix Organization is one of
the most violent drug cartels in Mexico. Beginning with a mere 11
members, the family ‘business’ has grown in strength (and violence),
infiltrating the Mexican law and judicial systems and trafficking
cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine to the states. Steven
Soderbergh’s 2000 Oscar-winning film Traffic featured the gang and
detailed the exploits of one of the world’s biggest crime organizations.
4. D- Company (India)
Headed
by one of the world’s most wanted and terrifying terrorists and crime
bosses, Dawood Ibrahim, the D-Company is a criminal organization that
funds and supports terrorist activity in their own country, India. They
were responsible for financing the 1993 Mumbai terrorist bombings and
also planned further attacks in Gujarat. The organization also amasses
billions through arms and drug trafficking, contract killing,
counterfeiting, extortion, real estate and, it is alleged, the Indian
film industry.
5. The Numbers Gang (South Africa)
The
Numbers Gang are a world-renown and one of the most fearsome prison
gangs in the world. Operating from the Western Cape prison of Pollsmoor,
the gang controls almost every prison in South Africa through violence
and religion. The group is led by the 28s – in particular John Mongrel
in Pollsmoor – and initiates subordinate members through forced sodomy
and violence. The numbers – 28s, 27s and 26s – all ascertain a level and
function within the gang and the systematized organization is in place
across the South African prison system. Insubordination results in
death.
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