Organized crime cartel in Germany, primarily active in Bremen, Lower Saxony, Berlin, and North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in the 1980s by members of the Mardelli family-group, refugees from Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon. Engages in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection rackets, money laundering, and human trafficking. Estimated 8,000-10,000 members nationwide, with Ibrahim Miri as a longtime leader.
CRIMENET has extracted 6 linkages for this organization, including 2 cooperative ties across 2 organizations, 3 conflicts across 3 organizations, 1 other connections and footprints in 2 countries.