Primarily ethnically Turkish criminal gang active in Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Formed in 1985 in Heidenheim an der Brenz by immigrants from Turkey, Italy, and former Yugoslavia. Engages in arms trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, arson, prostitution, burglary, and vandalism. Claims to be a brotherhood rather than an outlaw motorcycle club or criminal organization.
CRIMENET has extracted 15 linkages for this organization, including 10 cooperative ties across 10 organizations, 5 conflicts across 4 organizations and footprints in 2 countries.
The Black Jackets is a primarily ethnically Turkish criminal gang active in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark.
The two most prominent Black Jackets chapters are those based in Germany and in the Netherlands.