Lebanese mafia

Lebanese mafia
مافيا لبنانية
Founded1940s
Founding locationLebanon
Years activeSince the mid-20th century
TerritoryMiddle East, Europe, Australia, North America and South America
EthnicityLebanese
ActivitiesArms trafficking, assault, drug trafficking, extortion, fraud, murder, prostitution, theft, money laundering, counterfeiting, kidnapping
Allies
RivalsOccasional feuds between clans.
Notable membersList of members

Lebanese mafia is a colloquial term for organised crime groups which originate from Lebanon. Lebanese organised crime is active in the country of Lebanon itself, as well as in countries and areas with a large Lebanese community, most notably Australia, Germany and Canada, and also in the Triple Frontier in South America. Lebanese organised crime syndicates generally are active globally, largely due to the mass Lebanese population. For the past decades the Lebanese crime families had controlled 7,8% of Germany's underworld activities.

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