The Chechen mafia is a large ethnic organized crime group operating primarily in the former Soviet Union, founded in the 1970s by Nikolay Suleimanov. It is known for its use of tribal teip structure and the abrek concept, and has been involved in money laundering, racketeering, drug trafficking, and other crimes. The group became dominant in Moscow during the 1990s and has ties to Chechen separatist movements.
CRIMENET has extracted 12 linkages for this organization, including 4 cooperative ties across 4 organizations and 8 conflicts across 6 organizations.