A criminal organization based in Puerto Rico, founded in the 1980s by Quitoni Martinez. It consists of six crime families, with the Estrella Family being the primary one. The group is involved in drug trafficking, loan sharking, extortion, and other crimes, with connections to Colombian cartels and international operations. It remains active with an estimated 1200-1500 members.
CRIMENET has extracted 39 linkages for this organization, including 25 cooperative ties across 10 organizations, 14 conflicts across 7 organizations and footprints in 4 countries.
the mafia was grossing $956 million in revenue from the United States and Japan alone
Territory: ... Mexico
Territory: ... Panama
They gave out loans to people around the island and New York, to lawyers, business owners and ordinary people.