Notable Examples
Perhaps the best known criminal gangs are the Italian Cosa Nostra, commonly known as the Mafia. The Napolitan Camorra, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta and the Apulian Sacra Corona Unita are similar Italian organized gangs.
Other criminal gangs include the Russian Mafia, Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, the Chinese Triads, the Irish Mob, the Japanese Yakuza, the Jamaican-British Yardies and other crime syndicates.
On a lower level in the criminal gang hierarchy are street gangs in the United States, such as the Sureños, Norteños, Crips, Bloods, Nazi Lowriders, Latin Kings, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples. Biker gangs (such as the Hells Angels and the Mongols Motorcycle Club) and white power skinhead gangs are also notable.
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