The Arifs are a Turkish Cypriot criminal organization based in south-east London, involved in armed robbery, drug trafficking, and racketeering since the late 1960s. They rose to prominence after the Kray brothers' downfall and were considered Britain's leading crime family in the late 1980s. The gang was led by brothers Deniz, Mehmet, and Doğan Arif, but many members were convicted in the 1990s. They maintain ties with relatives in Turkey for drug shipments.
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Their family is said to maintain ties with relations in Turkey who oversee shipments arriving in mainland Europe.