Top 10 Notorious Real-Life Gangs

these are the baddest of the bad welcome to watchmojo.com groups and gangs that have garnered particularly nasty or notorious reputations over the years we're taking into account gangs from around the world so as long as their reputations precede them in a particularly infamous way number 10 the moon geeky we open with one of the more recent gangs on our list a mysterious and secretive sect known as the moon geeky the aim of this group seems to be tied to fiercely rejecting Western influence and promoting the return of Kenyan tradition attracting a remarkable number of young people the Moon geeky also been known to engage in such criminal activity as extortion and murder all the while displaying a combative militaristic attitude questions have also been raised with regards to how connected the moon geeky are with local police and government some of whom have been accused of looking the other way in exchange for a cut of the gangs profits had the police not moved in swiftly the situation would have been more worse than what was in their number 9 triads it's not so G Co means here's all I will pay attention to what see certainly see the change I hope I saw where the pain is away from [Music] the term triads is often used as a blanket term for Chinese organized crime but the truth behind this gang or association of gangs is much more complex the Triads are branches of a very large and diverse overarching Chinese crime syndicate with especially strong operations in Hong Kong Macau and Taiwan the everyday business of the Triads has included everything from smuggling and forgery to pornography kidnapping and murder Asian women don't watch out I'm Google Tobit ah since I saw your web pages is the ECSC King woman today's Triads tend to focus more on white-collar crimes and also place less of a focus on ritual often members have been required to commit to 36 olds of Honor as part of their initiation process where's the plane you stole oh that thing yeah we sold it to Tim he's using it for his Parade Float it's the Chinese New Year number 8 the Sinaloa cartel this is the tunnel that [ __ ] chopper was mine came out of we're gonna go down and take a closer look drugs are the name of the game when it comes to the Sinaloa cartel a notorious Mexican outfit that specializes in trafficking and money laundering cocaine heroin and methamphetamines have all made their way into the United States thanks to the Sinaloa cartel and its former head el chapo guzman the DEA even named the cartel as the most active smuggling and trafficking operation when it came to getting large amounts of these illicit drugs into neighborhoods across the country bribery extortion and murder are also high on their laundry list they're bloody rivalry with Mexico's Tijuana cartel has resulted in deadly shootouts throughout the country although without chapo in a u.s. jail as of 2019 the narco traffic on teh landscape is always shifting often the violence is one cartel against another or just as likely it's violence between different factions of the same cartel number seven Hells Angels the health images here in Washington have been involved in things from stolen motorcycles trafficking in stolen property there are a number of outlaw motorcycle groups around the world but arguably none of them with a reputation as fierce as the Hells Angels the specific origins of the group are up for debate but the profile rose tremendously during the 1960s and 70s coinciding with the era's drug rock and counterculture activities hey listen man this is for members only huh while authorities have tackled the gangs extensive involvement in prostitution drug trafficking and murder the group maintains that any criminal actions do not reflect the club as a whole but instead are the actions of bad apples and claim fundraising and charity efforts Hells Angels have sponsored as proof they have become an icon and people want to be around them number six the Aryan Brotherhood surviving any prison system is challenging and complex and this next gang on our list keeps it that way the Aryan Brotherhood features members both in and out of the prison system with their influence stretching far beyond walls barbed wire fences and armed guards the white supremacist group focuses on day to day criminal activities within various prisons including inmate prostitution drug smuggling and assault they've also been known to put out murder contracts on those living on the outside guess you couldn't handle a fair fight huh fairs for losers I'd rather win these neo-nazis have been a common focus in film and television being featured on such shows as sons of anarchy and HBO's Oz as well as the film American History X [Music] number five Bloods and Cripps these wars gold bother back then most of these kids been around it's likely you've heard of the Bloods and the Crips even if you're not familiar with the criminal underworld they're well-known feud with both gangs fighting for supremacy of their Los Angeles turf has received a lot of play the Crips are slightly older having been established in 1969 via an alliance between leaders Raymond Washington and Stanley Tookie Williams early incarnations of the Bloods were adversarial to Washington and Williams even back then well today that relationship has become something akin to a deadly gangland legend indeed the Bloods and Crips are among the most violent of gangs in the United States engaging in everything from robbery and prostitution to murder number four most say to us the Zetas have moved in they are Mexico's most violent most depraved most feared crime cartel this Mexican cartel was formed when deserting Mexican soldiers sought out employment as hired muscle for one of the country's oldest criminal organizations the Gulf Cartel it wasn't until 2010 that Los Zetas officially struck out on their own however making them the most recently formed gang on this list still the group has managed to cause quite a stir despite their relatively recent appearance on the world radar Los Zetas have been efficiently brutal in their dealings with rivals utilizing beheadings and execution to punctuate their Empire of sex trafficking protection rackets drugs and murder as the original leadership has been picked off however they have lost some of their effectiveness the amount of weaponry grenades grenade they're available to the said dozen are utilized by them and it's just unbelievable number three ms-13 also known as Mara Salvatrucha what distinguishes them from other gangs is that they are violent for violence safe speaking of law say to us the next gang on our list was actually employed by that group to fight against their rivals the members of Madison but Russia or ms-13 were likely hired for this purpose due to the reputation of vicious violence that precedes them in the criminal underworld members of ms-13 are often heavily tattooed and are primarily of Central American descent specifically from El Salvador they recruit folks in communities vulnerable individuals who are recently immigrating to this country illegally and legally ironically ms-13 originally intended to protect LA based Salvadorans against other local gangs of the time today however the crimes of ms-13 range from larceny and human trafficking to the most unspeakable crime of all child prostitution berm a penguin aspetto yo nunca cree que podría cambiar el avión dos servidio is actividad es del Melissa bank upon dia number two the Yakuza I'm old I don't put up a game the Yakuza is another gang primarily known for their operations in one country in this case Japan but which is actually active on an international scale the Yakuza origins date all the way back to the 1600s and even today harbor a strict code of behavior and ritual that ties into this time period full-body tattoos are also not uncommon within Yakuza culture while the group is notable for their semi legitimate business ventures with in Japanese society it is nun de Mato misogyny are on the exactly as meet to see the holiday you know today car various clans within the Yakuza hierarchy have been known to delve into everything from sex trafficking and loan sharking to gun running although street-level crimes like armed robbery tend to be shunned by the group not quite at the end yet almost there though just be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos alright back to business number one the Sicilian Mafia the Mafia has no goal other than to enrich itself and to get power although the Sicilian Mafia also known as La Cosa Nostra isn't the only organized crime syndicate in Italy Kimura in Naples is another notorious group it's in arguably the most famous this is thanks to the wealth of cinematic representations the Mafia's received over the years in films like Goodfellas Casino and the Godfather franchise the structure of La Cosa Nostra has shifted somewhat over the years but generally revolves around the dividing of power between various familial groups while they wax and wane clan rivalries and violence have always been par for the course with many gangland shootings drawing front page news other illegal activities of the Mafia have included extortion racketeering smuggling and prostitution do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 10min 16sec (616 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 19 2019