The Lebanese mafia is a colloquial term for organized crime groups originating from Lebanon. Active globally due to the Lebanese diaspora, they are involved in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, extortion, and money laundering. Key regions include Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, Australia, Canada, and the Triple Frontier in South America. The groups are often structured around extended crime families and have been active since the mid-20th century.
CRIMENET has extracted 24 linkages for this organization, including 23 cooperative ties across 15 organizations, 1 conflicts across 1 organization and footprints in 7 countries.
The Triple Frontier ... is often used by ... Lebanese Mafia groups as a heaven for smuggling and money laundering.
Lebanese organised crime was introduced in Australia after the mass immigration of Lebanese people after the Lebanese Civil War in the 1970s to the end of the 1980s.
The Triple Frontier ... is often used by ... Lebanese Mafia groups as a heaven for smuggling and money laundering.
Lebanese organized crime has a presence in the Montreal area.
Lebanese organised crime also came to Germany following the Lebanese Civil War.
The Triple Frontier ... is often used by ... Lebanese Mafia groups as a heaven for smuggling and money laundering.
Two rival Lebanese crime families, the Michaels family and the Leisure family, emerged in St. Louis, Missouri