Greek mafia

Also known as: Ellinikí mafía, Greek crime groups, Greek organized crime
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The Greek mafia is a colloquial term for various large-scale organized crime elements originating in Greece or operated by Greeks. These groups are involved in racketeering, smuggling, money laundering, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and murder. They operate primarily in Greek urban centers like Athens, often as family-based cells, and collaborate with Albanian, Romanian, and Serbian mafia groups. Greek crime bosses are known as 'godfathers of the night' and often run illegal businesses from nightclubs.

CRIMENET has extracted 27 linkages for this organization, including 25 cooperative ties across 13 organizations, 1 conflicts across 1 organization, 1 other connections and footprints in 9 countries.

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AlbaniaPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in Albania.
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BulgariaPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in Bulgaria.
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CyprusPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in Cyprus.
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ItalyPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in Italy.
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KazakhstanPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in Kazakhstan.
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NetherlandsPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in the Netherlands.
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South AfricaPresence
A small Greek crime syndicate ran casinos in South Africa during the 1980s and 1990s.
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United KingdomPresence
The Greek mafia has territory in the United Kingdom.
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United StatesPresence
Greek-American organized crime groups operate in the United States, including the Philadelphia Greek Mob and the Velentzas crime family.
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