10 World’s Most Brutal Gangsters

A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster. Gangs provide a level of organization and resources that support much larger and more complex criminal transactions than an individual criminal could achieve. Gangsters have been active for many years in countries around the world. Some gangsters, perhaps most notably Al Capone, have become famous. Gangsters are the subject of many movies, particularly from the period between 1930 and 1960. The term "Gangster" is now used for members of street gangs.

Jamaican-British Yardies 

Jamaican-British Yardies is a Jamaican gang who immigrated to Britain in the 1950s. They were involved in gang violence and came to be known as Yardies. This gang of organized crimes like drug trade and other gun crimes. They have not tried infiltrating the law enforcement system so they are not considered as strong as other mafia groups.

The Albanian Mafia 

Albanian Mafia consists of a large number of criminal organizations based in Albania. They are active in U.S. and European countries as well. It is said that the Albanian mafia spread to international levels since the 1980s. In the United States and United Kingdom, they run sex and drug trafficking. This mafia group known quickly using rapid violence for vengeance.

The Serbian mafia 

Serbian mafia operates in more than ten nations including Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, etc.. They are involved in different activities such as drug trafficking, smuggling, contract killing, gambling and gen thefts. There are three major groups, namely Vozdovac, Surcin and Zemun which control the smaller groups. Currently there are about 30-40 groups working in Serbia.

Israeli Mafia 

Israeli Mafia works in a lot of countries in activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution. They are notorious and not think twice about killing. Russian-Israeli Mafia has permeated the U.S. political system so that U.S. forces failed to achieve significant progress to stop them.

Mexican Mafia 

Mexican Mafia is a very strong prison gang in the United States, beginning in the late 1950s to protect prisoners against other inmates and from the officers. The gang has also been involved in extortion and drug trafficking. Noted, this gang has about 30,000 members across the United States. The gang members sometimes get a tattoo with a common design which is a Mexican national symbol.

Japanese Yakuza 

Japanese Yakuza is a native organized crime group since the 17th century who used threats and blackmail to launch their mission. Often, as a sign of a symbol of faithfulness, they cut off the little finger members. Connections little finger is often offered to the leader as an act of appeasement or apology. Some members even have full body tattoos. Recorded, Yakuza has 110,000 active members. Activities they are involved in many things such as action protection, importing uncensored pornography from Europe and America, prostitution and illegal immigration.

Chinese Triads 

The gang was started there in the 18th century but the first is called Tian Di Hui. Chinese Triads consists of many criminal organizations which are based in Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, etc.. They are also very active in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver is also San Francisco. Their organized crime involves theft, contract killing, drug trafficking, extortion, etc.. Suspected, Triads now involved in piracy as well.

Colombian Drug Cartels 

Colombian Drug Cartels were formed mainly for controlling drug trafficking. They operate in many countries, with a number of organizations that deal with political, military and legal aspects of the cartels. Cartels are important from Columbia Cartel Cali, Medellin Cartel and Norte del Valle Cartel. They have also been involved in a lot of kidnappings and terrorism.

Sicilian and American Cosa Nostra 

Sicilian and American Cosa Nostra is a relatively new group. Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century in Italy. Although still considered a young mafia, this group has a great ability to plan large crimes and get away with it. Infiltration members and influence in the American legal institutions could make a big war with a group of law enforcement. Their activities like mafia group action generally, involved in drugs, arms trafficking, mediation of criminal business, and more. Members of this group are usually not very big, only about 3500-4000 people. A member must undergo the initiation ceremony where he might have to kill someone to prove himself.

Russian Mafia 

Russian Mafia originated in the Soviet Union and now has influence all over the world. Followers between 100,000 to 500,000 members. As long as they are involved in organized crimes in countries like Israel, Hungary, Spain, Canada, UK, USA, Russia, etc.. They have also immigrated to Israel, America and Germany by using Jewish and German identities. Their activities include drug and firearm trafficking, bombings, smuggling, pornography, internet fraud, etc.. If one member of the "silent" when captured, they would be killed upon release.