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'''Drug cartel''' is a [[Organized crime|criminal organization]] developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling [[Illegal drug trade|drug trafficking]] operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized [[commercial enterprise]]s. The term was applied when the largest trafficking organizations reached an agreement to coordinate the production and distribution of cocaine. Since that agreement was broken up, drug cartels are no longer actually [[cartel]]s, but the term stuck and it is now popularly used to refer to any criminal narcotics related organization, such as those in [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[El Salvador]], [[Jamaica]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[South Korea]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Mexico]], [[Japan]], [[Italy]], [[France]], [[United States]], [[Colombia]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Netherlands]], [[Russia]], [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]].

The basic structure of a drug cartels is:

Falcons (Spanish: ''Halcones''): Considered the "eyes and ears" of the streets, the 'falcons' are the lowest rank in any drug cartel. They are responsible for supervising and reporting the activities of the police, the military and their rival groups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Va Marina por 'halcones del crimen organizado|url=http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/04/va-marina-por-halcones-del-crimen.html|newspaper=Blog del Narco|date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

Hitmen (Spanish: ''Sicarios''): The armed group within the drug cartel that are responsible for carrying out assassinations, kidnappings, thefts, extortions, operating protection rackets, and [[turf war|defending their 'plaza' (turf)]] from rival groups and the military.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bowden|first=Charles|title=El sicario, un documental proscrito en México (1)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C45xR_48mQ|date=Feb 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bowden|first=Charles F|title= El sicario, un documental proscrito en México (2)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDFDxtjGuuI&feature=related|date=Feb 6, 2011}}</ref>

Lieutenants (Spanish: ''Lugartenientes''): The second highest position in the drug cartel organization that are responsible for supervising the hitmen and falcons within their own territory. They are allowed to carry out low-profile executions without permission from their bosses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ejército detiene a lugarteniente del cártel del Golfo|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/602145.html|newspaper=El Universal|date=2 June 2009}}</ref>

Drug lords (Spanish: ''Capos''): The highest position in any drug cartel that are responsible for supervising the entire drug industry, appointing territorial leaders, making alliances, and planning high-profile executions.<ref>{{cite web|title=DATOS - Principales capos de la droga en México|url=http://mx.ibtimes.com/articles/6593/20101106/lideres-droga-mexico-narcotrafico.htm|publisher=International Business Times|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>

It is worth noting that there are other operating groups within the drug cartels. For example, the drug producers and suppliers,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Uncovering the link between the Mexican drug cartels|journal=National Defense University: Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies|url=http://www.ndu.edu/chds/SRC-peru07/SRC_PAPERS/TRACK%201/VELARDE_SPA%20final.pdf}}</ref> although not considered in the basic structure, are critical operators of any drug cartel, along with the financers and money launderers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Las 5 caras del lavado de dinero|url=http://www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2010/06/07/lavado-de-dinero-narco-mexico-eu|newspaper=CNNExpansión|date=8 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cae "El Adal" operador financiero de los Zetas|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBEDcgepE6M&feature=channel_video_title|accessdate=3 August 2011|newspaper=TV Milenio}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cae "El Míchel" operador financiero de Los Zetas en Aguascalientes|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpM93oU7ICM&feature=related|accessdate=3 August 2011|newspaper=Tele Diario}}</ref> In addition, the arms suppliers operate in a completely different circle,<ref>{{cite news|title=Entrevista a el Mamito, presunto fundador de los Zetas|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HacDTEn2TDs|newspaper=CNN Videos|date=Jul 6, 2011}}</ref> and are technically not considered part of the cartel’s logistics.

==America==

===United States===
[[File:US Violent Crime 2004.svg|thumb|Map of violent crime per 100,000 people in the USA by state in 2004.]]

The United States of America is the world's largest consumer of cocaine<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2086.html</ref> and other illegal drugs.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-leads-the-world-in-illegal-drug-use/|title = U.S. Leads the World in Illegal Drug Use |work=CBS News}}</ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30946730/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/us-drug-habits-help-finance-mexican-cartels/#.Uxx6Qvl5PIc</ref><ref>http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hovUpnhllEsX9vClXt86VxCmwo1A?hl=en</ref><ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/special/math.html</ref> This is a list of American criminal organizations involved in illegal drug traffic, drug trade and other related crimes in the United States:

*[[Aryan Brotherhood]]
*[[American Mafia]]
*[[Nazi Lowriders]]
*[[Irish Mob]]
*[[Jewish-American organized crime]]
*[[Israeli mafia]]<ref>[[Israeli mafia#The Israeli mafia in the United States]]</ref>
*[[Black Guerilla Family]]
*[[Bloods]]
*[[Crips]]
*[[Texas Syndicate]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Members of Texas Syndicate gang arrested, drugs taken off streets|url=http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Members-of-Texas-Syndicate-gang-arrested-drugs-taken-off-streets-115602929.html|newspaper=KVUE News|date=February 8, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mexican Mafia|LA Eme]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Asesinan en Monterrey a capo de la ‘Mexican mafia’|url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/578997.html|newspaper=Esmas.com|date=11/02/06}}</ref>
*[[Mara Salvatrucha|MS-13]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Tinoco|first=Alberto|title=Radiografía de la Mara Salvatrucha en México|url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/investigaciones/426662.html|newspaper=Esmas.com|date=02/07/05}}</ref>
*[[Nuestra Familia]]
*[[Logan Heights Gang]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Mexican Drug Cartels: You Want Silver or Lead? Part 2|url=http://www.banderasnews.com/1009/edat-silverorlead2.htm|newspaper=© 2009 BanderasNews|date=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
*[[18th Street gang]]
*[[Sureños 13]]
*[[Norteños|Norteños 14]]
*[[Mexikanemi]]
*[[Public Enemy No. 1 (street gang)|PEN1]]
*[[Bandidos Motorcycle Club|Bandidos]]
*[[Pagan's Motorcycle Club|Pagan's]]
*[[Vagos Motorcycle Club|Vagos MC]]
*[[Mongols Motorcycle Club|Mongols MC]]
*[[Outlaws Motorcycle Club|Outlaws MC]]
*The Devil's Rejects (The People's Syndicate) {{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Criminal groups that have been documented importing and exporting drugs to countries.

Other American organizations involved (or that have been involved) in drug trade or traffic. It is worth mentioning, however, that this does not necessarily imply for the whole institutions mentioned below, just a selected few within it:

*[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]<ref name="mundonarco.com">{{cite news|title=EU arrestó a 127 agentes aduanales corrompidos por narco mexicanos|url=http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/06/eu-arresto-127-agentes-aduanales.html|newspaper=Mundo Narco|date=06/09/2011}}</ref><ref name="elmanana.com.mx">{{cite news|title=Detienen a agente aduanal por narco|url=http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=7274|newspaper=El Mañana/El Universal|date=Domingo, 29 de Julio de 2007}}</ref>
*United States [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]]<ref name="en.wikipedia.org">[[Juan García Ábrego]]</ref>
*[[Texas National Guard]]<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/>
*[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI)<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/>
*[[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA)<ref>[[Allegations of CIA drug trafficking]]</ref><ref>[[CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US]]</ref>
*United States [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF)<ref>[[ATF gunwalking scandal]]</ref>

===Mexico===
[[File:Mexican drug cartels 2008.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The [[Mérida Initiative]], a U.S. Counter-Narcotics Assistance to [[Mexico]]]]

'''Mexican cartels''' (also known in [[Mexico]] as: '''La Mafia''' (the mafia or the mob), '''La Maña''' (the bad manners),<ref>{{cite news|title=Controla 'La Maña' a Reynosa, Tamaulipas|url=http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/790419/Controla+La+Mana+a+Reynosa+Tamaulipas.htm|newspaper=Terra Noticias|date=2 March 2009}}</ref> '''Narcotraficantes''' (Narco-Traffickers), or simply as '''Narcos''') is a generic term that usually refers to several, usually rival, criminal organizations involved in the [[Mexican Drug War]]:<ref>{{cite web|last=Guerrero Gutiérrez|first=Eduardo|title=At the root of the violence|url=http://www.idpc.net/sites/default/files/library/wola_guerrero_root_of_violence.pdf|publisher=Nexos|accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref>

*[[Sinaloa Cartel]]
**[[Colima Cartel]] (Disbanded, former members are now a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel)<ref name="fpri.org">http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200708.grayson.mexicodrugcartels.html</ref>
**[[Sonora Cartel]] (Disbanded in 1989, its remnants joined the Sinaloa Cartel)<ref name="fpri.org"/>
**[[Artistas Asesinos]] (gang)<ref>{{cite news|first=Notimex|title=Caen cuatro sicarios de los "Artistas asesinos" en Chihuahua|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2010/07/06/caen-cuatro-sicarios-artistas-asesinos-chihuahua|newspaper=El Economista}}</ref> (Disbanded)
**[[Gente Nueva]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Mariano|title=‘Gente Nueva’ enter border drug wars|url=http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/051807/pagea8.pdf|newspaper=Laredo Morning Times|date=May 18, 2007}}</ref> (Disbanded)
**[[Los Ántrax]]
*[[Gulf Cartel]]
*[[Los Zetas]] (Formerly part of the Gulf cartel, now independent)
*[[La Familia Michoacana]] (Formerly a branch of the Gulf Cartel, then went independent)<ref>[[La Familia Michoacana]]</ref><ref>[[Carlos Rosales Mendoza]]</ref> (Disbanded)
*[[Knights Templar (gang)|Los Caballeros Templarios]] (Splintered from La Familia Cartel)
**[[La Resistencia (gang)|La Resistencia]]<ref>{{cite news|title=La Resistencia, nueva organización delictiva en Guadalajara|url=http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/02/la-resistencia-nueva-organizacion.html|newspaper=Mundo Narco}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*[[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación va contra todos|url=http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2011/06/cartel-de-jalisco-nueva-generacion-va.html|newspaper=Blog Del Narco}}</ref>
*[[Juárez Cartel]] (Disbanded)
**[[La Línea (gang)|La Línea]]
*[[Beltrán-Leyva Cartel]]
**[[Los Negros]] (Disbanded)
**[[South Pacific Cartel]] (branch of the Beltran Leyva Cartel in Morelos)<ref>http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35971.html</ref><ref>http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2010/12/04/child-assassin-named-el-ponchisarrested-by-mexican-army/</ref><ref>http://site.ninjacops.com/blog/4039/alleged-u-s-teen-cartel-assassin-arrested/</ref>
*[[Tijuana Cartel]] (Disbanded)
Several other are lesser-known small-[[criminal organizations]]:
*[[Guadalajara Cartel]] (Disbanded in 1989)
*[[Milenio Cartel]] (Disbanded)
*[[Oaxaca Cartel]] (Was a branch of the Disbanded Tijuana Cartel, its regional leader was captured in 2007)
*[[Barrio Azteca]] ([[Gangs in the United States|U.S. Street Gang]])<ref name="razon.com.mx">{{cite news|title=Los Aztecas fueron los asesinos; en EU y México hay 5 mil|url=http://www.razon.com.mx/spip.php?article22937|newspaper=La Razón}}</ref><ref name="razon.com.mx"/>
*[[Cártel Independiente de Acapulco]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Capturan a "El Padrino", identificado como líder del Cártel Independiente de Acapulco|url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/3caab1c4736e2260b6f80d90cf77d05c|newspaper=Milenio TV}}</ref>
*La Nueva Administración<ref>{{cite news|title=Narcos de Morelos se pelean por el DF|url=http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8848843|newspaper=Milenio Noticias (online)|date=2010-10-15}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*Cártel del Centro<ref>{{cite news|last=Romero|first=Óscar Romero|title=Presuntos narcos revelan red policial de protección|url=http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8995924|newspaper=Milenio Noticias|date=2011-07-22}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*Cártel de La Calle<ref>{{cite news|title=Aparece el Cártel de La Calle en Chiapas|url=http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2011/08/aparece-el-cartel-de-la-calle-en.html|accessdate=6 August 2011|newspaper=Blog del Narco}}</ref>
*Cártel de la Sierra<ref>{{cite news|title=Se presenta el Cártel de la Sierra en Guerrero con seis ejecutados|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=521533|newspaper=La Crónica|date=2010-07-27}}</ref>
*La Mano Con Ojos (gang)<ref>{{cite news|title=¿Quienes son "La Mano Con Ojos"|url=http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/05/quienes-son-la-mano-con-ojos.html|newspaper=Mundo Narco}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*[[Los Mexicles]] ([[Gangs in the United States|U.S. Street Gang]])<ref>{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Juan Manuel|title=Caen seis presuntos integrantes de Los Mexicles|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/777397.html|newspaper=El Universal|date=Martes 05 de julio de 2011}}</ref>
*Los Chachos (gang)<ref>{{cite news|last=Cacho|first=Lydia|title=La otra historia de ‘La Barbie’|url=http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/opinion-articulo/la-otra-historia-de-la-barbie/|newspaper=Zócalo Saltillo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Otero|first=Sylvia|title=Surge nuevo 'narcoperfil'|url=http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=100976&tabla=nacion|newspaper=El Universal|date=20 August 2003}}</ref>
*[[La Barredora]] (gang)<ref>{{cite news|title=Caen otros seis integrantes de La Barredora|url=http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2011/08/caen-otros-seis-integrantes-de-la.html|accessdate=24 August 2011|newspaper=Blog del Narco}}</ref>
*El Comando Del Diablo (gang)<ref>{{cite news|title=El Comando del Diablo aceptan tregua con condiciones en Guerrero|url=http://www.universonarco.com/2011/08/el-comando-del-diablo-aceptan-tregua.html|newspaper=Universo Narco (Noticias)|date=25 August 2011}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*La Oficina (gang)<ref>{{cite news|title=Capturan a varios integrantes del grupo La Oficina|url=http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2011/09/capturan-varios-integrantes-de-la.html|accessdate=9 September 2011|newspaper=Blog del Narco}}</ref> (Disbanded)
*Los Texas (gang)<ref>{{cite news|last=Cobos González|first=Carmen|title=Desmantela Ejército banda de Los Texas|url=http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/buenasnoticias/?contenido=5244&pagina=375|newspaper=PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA • MÉXICO|date=Miércoles, 14 de Mayo de 2003}}</ref>

Other organizations involved (or have been involved) in the drug trade in Mexico. It is worth mentioning, however, that this '''does not''' necessarily imply for the whole institutions mentioned below, just a selected few within it:

*UNITED STATES ORGANIZATIONS:
**[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]<ref name="mundonarco.com"/><ref name="elmanana.com.mx"/>
**United States [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]]<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/>
**[[Texas National Guard]]<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/>
**[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI)<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/>

*MEXICAN ORGANIZATIONS:
**Municipal, State, and [[Federal Police (Mexico)|Federal police forces in Mexico]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Caen tres por crimen de Policía Municipal|url=http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/04/caen-tres-por-crimen-de-policia.html|newspaper=Mundo Narco}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pedraza|first=Iván|title=Investiga PGR a policías federales relacionados con el narco en Sonora|url=http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/2be504ebb2fb2703724fc150cfa5949d|newspaper=Milenio Televisión|date=2011-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Detienen en Colima a 36 policías estatales por vínculos con el narco|url=http://realidadbcs.com/2011/02/16/detienen-en-colima-a-36-policias-estatales-por-vinculos-con-el-narco/|newspaper=Periodico Realidad BCS|date=2011-02-16}}</ref>

**[[Mexican Armed Forces]] ([[Mexican Army|Army]] and [[Mexican Navy|Navy]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ejército ha procesado a 142 soldados por nexos con el narco|url=http://www.animalpolitico.com/2011/06/ejercito-ha-procesado-a-142-soldados-por-nexos-con-el-narco/|newspaper=Animal Politico|date=06/09/2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sedena procesa a 13 militares por nexos con el narco|url=http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/sedena-procesa-a-13-militares-por-nexos-con-el-narco/|newspaper=La Policiaca}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Otero|first=Silvia|title=En prisión, 40 militares por nexos con el narco|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/176411.html|newspaper=El Universal|date=2010-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Investigan a 20 militares por nexos con narco|url=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/389806.investigan-a-20-militares-por-nexos-con-narco.html|accessdate=10/03/2010|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Detienen a marino por nexos con narco|url=http://www.correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=163271|newspaper=El Universal|date=28 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Notimex|title=Detienen a marino por nexos con el narco|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2010/05/27/detienen-marino-nexos-narco|newspaper=El Economista|date=27 Mayo, 2010 - 18:34}}</ref>)
**[[Mexico City International Airport]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Otero|first=Silvia|title=En la mira, la tropa aduanal del narco|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/159805.html|newspaper=El Universal|date=2008-05-28}}</ref>
**[[Club Tijuana|Club Xoloitzcuintles (football)]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Morales|first=Alberto|title=Le hallaron 88 armas a Jorge Hank Rhon|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/770444.html|newspaper=El Universal|date=06/04/2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Los 'Xolos' y Shakira, preocupación en Tijuana tras detención de Hank Rhon|url=http://mexico.cnn.com/deportes/2011/06/05/los-xolos-y-shakira-preocupacion-en-tijuana-tras-detencion-de-hank-rhon|newspaper=CNN México|date=Domingo, 05 de junio de 2011}}</ref>

===Colombia===
Until 2011 Colombia remained the world's largest cocaine producer,<ref>http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-12/gold-eclipses-cocaine-as-rebels-tap-colombian-mining-wealth.html</ref> however with a strong anti-narcotic strategy in 2012 the country achieved a great decrease in cocaine production, felling to the 3rd position, behind Peru and Bolivia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/07/white-house-colombia-is-no-longer-top-cocaine-producer/1|title= Colombia no longer top cocaine producer| publisher=usatoday.com|accessdate= 24 April 2013|date=30 July 2012}}</ref>

*[[Paramilitarism in Colombia#Post-AUC successor criminal groups|Neo-paramilitary criminal gangs]], also called BACRIM<ref>{{cite web|title = Colombia’s BACRIM: Common Criminals or Actors in Armed Conflict? |url= http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/colombias-bacrim-common-criminals-or-actors-in-armed-conflict|publisher= insightcrime.org|accessdate = 18 February 2014}}</ref>
*[[National Liberation Army (Colombia)|ELN]] (Weakened by a US-backed counter-insurgency plan)
*[[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC]] (Weakened by a US-backed counter-insurgency plan)
*[[Popular Liberation Army|EPL]] (Partially demobilized)

Historical actors in the drug trade were:
*[[Cali Cartel]] (dissolved)
*[[Medellín Cartel]] (dismantled)
*[[North Coast Cartel]] (unclear status since 2007)
*[[Norte del Valle Cartel]] (dissolved)
*[[United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia|AUC]] (demobilized)

===Brazil===
*[[Crime in Brazil|Brazilian cartels]] such as:
**[[Comando Vermelho]],
**[[Primeiro Comando da Capital]]

===Canada===
*[[Aboriginal-based organized crime|Canadian Aboriginal organized crime]]
*[[Indo-Canadian organized crime]]
**including [[Indo-Canadian organized crime#Tamil organized crime|Tamil organized crime]]

===Jamaica===
*[[Yardies]]

==Asia==

===Russia===
*[[Russian Mafia]]
*[[Azeri mafia]]
*[[Chechen mafia]]
*[[Georgian mafia]]
*[[Tambov Gang]]
*[[Thief in law]]
*[[Solntsevskaya Bratva]]

===Afghanistan===
*[[Haji Ayub Afridi]]
**[[Opium production in Afghanistan]]<ref name="mcmafia">Glenny, Misha (2009) ''McMafia'' , Vintage Books, ISBN 1-4000-9512-3</ref><ref name="whitecollar">Salinger, Lawrence (2005) ''Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime: A - I, Volume 1'' SAGE, ISBN 0-7619-3004-3</ref>
***[[Haji Bashar]]<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1587252,00.html TIME Magazine - Warlord or Druglord?]</ref>
***[[Juma Khan]]

===Japan===
*[[Yamaguchi-gumi]]
**[[Yamaken-gumi]]
**[[Kodo-kai]]
**[[Takumi-gumi]]
*[[Sumiyoshi-kai]]
*[[Inagawa-kai]]

===Israel===
*[[Abergil crime family]]
*Abutbul crime family<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/police-cite-significant-achievements-against-major-crime-families-1.272117</ref>
*[[Yaakov Alperon|Aperon crime family]]
*Dumrani crime family
*Shirazi crime family
*[[Amir Molnar]] crime syndicate
*[[Zeev Rosenstein]] crime syndicate

==Europe==

===Italy===
*[[Ndrangheta]]
*[[Sicilian Mafia|Cosa Nostra]]
*[[Camorra|Camorra Mafia]]
*[[Stidda|La Stidda]]
*[[Sacra Corona Unita]]
*[[Mala del Brenta]]
*Basilischi Mafia<ref>{{cite web|last=La Sort|first=Mike|title=Basilischi: The Fifth Mafia|url=http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_417.html|publisher=AmericanMafia.com}}</ref>
*Nuova Famiglia Salentina,<ref>{{cite news|title=Criminal Organisations in Southern Continental Italy|url=http://www.sisde.it/sito/supplemento.nsf/stampe/10|newspaper=Rivista di intelligence e di cultura professionale}}</ref>
*Rosa dei Venti<ref>{{cite web|last=Barozzi|first=Maurizio|title=La "strategia della tensione"|url=http://fncrsi.altervista.org/La_strategia_della_tensione.pdf|publisher=Federazione Nazionale Combattenti Repubblica Sociale Italiana}}</ref>
*Remo Lecce Libera,<ref>{{cite web|title=Mafia Italiana|url=http://info4-merced-2010.wikispaces.com/Mafia+italiana|publisher=Colegio Nuestra Señora de Merced}}</ref>
*Società foggiana<ref>{{cite news|last=Castori|first=Fabio|title=Associazione mafiosa, rivivono le 'imprese' della cupola foggiana|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/fermo/2008/11/06/130694-associazione_mafiosa_rivivono.shtml|newspaper=Il Resto del Carlino|date=Fermo, 6 novembre 2008}}</ref>
*Clan dei Casamonica<ref>{{cite news|last=Paolocci|first=Tiziana|title=Scacco matto ai Casamonica: sei in manette e tre denunciati|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/roma/scacco_matto_casamonica_sei_manette_e_tre_denunciati/11-04-2008/articolo-id=253997-page=0-comments=1|newspaper=Il Giornale.it|date=July 28, 2007}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
*[[British firms (organized crime)|British crime ''firms'']]
**including [[British firms (organized crime)#Turkish Cypriot crime families|Turkish-Cypriot mafia]] and [[Organised crime in Pakistan#Pakistani-British organized crime|Pakistani mafia]],
*[[Tottenham Mandem]]
*[[Woolwich Boys (gang)|Woolwich Boys]]
*[[Cheetham Hillbillies]]

===Netherlands===
*[[Penose|Dutch ''Penose'']]
**including [[Penose#Moroccan crime groups|Riffian mafia]] and [[Penose#Moluccan Kajahatan|''Kajahatan'']]
*[[No Limit Soldiers (organized crime group)|No Limit Soldiers]] in [[Curaçao]] and the [[Netherlands]]

===France===
*[[Milieu (organized crime in France)|French ''Milieu'']]
**including [[Milieu (organized crime in France)#Les Caids des Cités|''Caids des Cités]]

==Other parts of the world==
*[[Kkangpae]]
*[[United Wa State Army]]
*[[Dojin-kai]]
*[[Kyushu Seido-kai]]
*[[Bosnian mafia]]
*[[Bulgarian mafia]]
*[[Albanian mafia]]
*[[Corsican mafia]]
*[[Estonian mafia]]
*[[Irish mob]]
*[[Crime in Liverpool|Liverpudlian mafia]]
*[[Macedonian Mafia]]
*[[Montenegrin Mafia]]
*[[Serbian mafia]]
*[[Slovak mafia]]
*[[Triad (underground society)|Triad]]
*[[Moroccan mafia]]
*[[Shower Posse]]
*[[History of Jardine, Matheson & Co.]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ PBS. 2006. Frontline: Drug Wars.]
* [http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/2549.cfm Worldpress.org. 2006. "Mexico: Drug Cartels a Growing Threat." Worldpress.org.]
Blood, Death, Drugs & Sex in Old Mexico" by Jose Gutierrez Aire:

[[Category:Illegal drug trade]]
[[Category:Smuggling]]
[[Category:Organized crime]]
[[Category:Organized crime groups]]
[[Category:Organized crime terminology]]

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