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Perhaps one day in the future, people will no longer call the Mafia Mafia, but a grey-handed party, or even a party with nothing: when the EU and NATO are expanding eastward, the Sicilian Mafia is also expanding eastward, and its influence has already extended to Poland and the Czech Republic; The Russian mafia has gained a firm foothold in the United States and the European Union in the Western Expedition. Triads and yakuza jointly control the Pacific Rim, and their share increases with the economic growth of the Pacific Rim.

Mafia in the old world

In Japan, the history of underworld can be traced back to about17th century. It is estimated that there are about 3,000 mafia gangs in Japan, but none of them can match the Yamaguchi group. Because this gang accounts for about 70% of the total mafia in Japan, it is a huge mafia organization that can be compared with any mafia organization in the world, and it involves almost all industries in Japan.

The reason why the Japanese mafia can do this is related to the good face of its citizens. In Japan, once government bureaucrats or entrepreneurs are used by the mafia, it is often difficult to face the nationals and they can only go further and further under the traction of the mafia. Even in court, the Japanese will refuse to testify because of face problems. It is this mentality that has been used by the mafia to draw a large number of government officials or entrepreneurs into its own camp to achieve its own goals.

The Yamaguchi group has connections with the American mafia, the old China underworld, and the Fuqing gang. * * * and organize drug trafficking and other activities in East Asia, but on the surface, they all have legitimate business as a cover. It is estimated that their "legal" property has reached more than $654.38+0 billion through money laundering. We can see Japanese mafia people all over the world today.

In old China, there were many organizations like mafia, among which the underworld was the most famous. Triad was the China Mafia that could be compared with the Italian Mafia at that time, and it was also divided into a large number of sub-gangs. At first, the highest ideal of triads was to overthrow the Qing government. Their main business at that time was to transport China's silk, cotton or rice to India, and then transport opium back from there. But later, the situation changed, and it almost penetrated into all the overseas Chinese communities in China. Unlike gangs in other regions, they regard their compatriots as one of the important plunder targets. Chinese restaurants in San Francisco, for example, pay them protection fees ranging from $200 to $700 per table every year.

Today's triads have replaced Sicily as the leader of heroin trade. Their advantage is that they can control Myanmar's products and provide 2/3 of the market demand. But in the western sales market, they still need to turn to the Sicilian mafia because they lack the ability to enter the non-Chinese world. It is this relationship between supply and demand that makes triads and Sicilian mafia close friends. In new york, "Italian Town" and "Chinatown" are very close, and this unique sight can be seen in many cities in the world.

Another big business of triads is illegal immigration. Compared with the pharmaceutical business, this business is much less risky, but the profit is not much smaller. In 100, they have smuggled at least 5 million people from China to all parts of the world.

Taking the disintegration of the Soviet Union as an opportunity, Russians quickly grew into a new force in the world mafia. It took them less than 20 years to complete the road that sicilian 100 completed. The Russian mafia follows a unique set of moral principles. Their leaders often spend most of their lives in prison and lead a puritan life, but they are determined and wise. Therefore, they have a strong appeal in the group, and the mafia they lead has a very amazing cohesion like the orientals. As soon as the Russian mafia entered the world, it left people with the impression of fear with its large-scale kidnapping, assassination and explosion. For a few kilograms of drugs, tanks will also become their means of transportation, and rocket launchers and other weapons are often used.

In addition to the above, people can't ignore the strength of northern Europe, Australia and even Africa. In fact, these areas are never completely white.

"peaceful mafia era"

In people's eyes, mafia has always been synonymous with violence and conflict, but this situation has changed greatly since the 1990s. From the mafia in Sicily and the United States, the yakuza in Japan, the underworld in old China, to the new mafia forces in Russia or other regions, the world mafia is creating or has created a new pattern of peaceful coexistence and avoiding conflicts, sharing the global market in a brand-new way of cooperation and entering the "peaceful mafia era".

The global mafia has shown the trend of alliance; Mafia and gangs in various countries no longer confront each other, but work together. Arms and drug organizations in Sicily, the United States, Russia, Japan and Turkey have been globalized, forming an unprecedented grand alliance, and a new mafia era without borders has arrived.

The US Department of Justice pointed out in a report: "Today, cocaine in the United States is still mainly provided by Colombians; About 75% of heroin is smuggled in by the underworld; The Japanese mafia is engaged in arms smuggling, money laundering and extortion. In the last 10 year of the 20th century, they methodically divided the United States into a paradise for speculative adventurers. "

Infiltrate the government

The mafia has given up the traditional street extortion and fought directly as a business tycoon. The game of Yamaguchi group is very popular in today's world. After they buy a company's debt, they go to the door to force debt collection or occupy the board of directors. Liao Zhenghao, the "Minister of Justice" of Taiwan authorities, said at the legislative meeting in June 196+0 1: "Of the 500' Central Committee members', including legislators and NPC deputies, at least 25% have triad background, and many of them are even members of these organizations."

In Russia, the cooperation between mafia and corrupt bureaucrats is seamless. They can buy 1 ton oil from bureaucrats with rubles worth $5, and then sell it to western Europe at 140. In addition, mafia people can spend $2,000 to freely enter and leave the State Duma, where they can enjoy free lunch and international long-distance calls.

Mafia people have appeared in front of the world as decent gentlemen. After years of development, they have gone through the primitive stage of capital accumulation. More importantly, their rules of the game are faster and more efficient than most governments in the world. Within every mafia gang, there is a set of control and command system harder than granite.

(You Wei is taken from Mafia Archives, Oriental Publishing House, Happy Strange Map)

(Author: Seymour Duval words: 2353)