| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Roskilde, Denmark |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Territory | Denmark and Sweden |
| Ethnicity | Iranians, Palestinians, Turks, ethnic Danes, Egyptians,[1] Serbs, Bosniaks,[2] Iraqis and Lebanese[3] |
| Membership (est.) | 100++ |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, extortion, racketeering, vehicle theft and murder |
| Allies | Black Army Black Scorpions M16 , Ms13. Black Ghost, Black Spider. |
| Rivals | AK81 Bandidos Bloodz Chicanos Hells Angels |
Black Cobra is one of the largest immigrant street gangs in Denmark and is represented in most major Danish cities, with approximately 100 members.[4] The gang is also active in Sweden, having established itself in the Malmö district Rosengård[5] and the Stockholm suburbs of Tensta, Rissne and Rinkeby.[6][7][8] The Black Cobra gang also control a youth gang called the Black Scorpions.[9] Their criminal activity involves drug trafficking, robbery, theft, racketeering, extortion and murder.[10] The police describe Black Cobra as a loose network composed of strong leadership figures.[11] Black Cobra members wear black and white shirts with an emblem on the back of a cobra in attack position. The shirts also have Black Cobra written on them, above the emblem in Old English-style writing.