Indigenous-based organized crime

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Indigenous-based organized crime (IBOC), formerly known as Aboriginal-based organized crime (ABOC), is a term used to refer to Canadian criminal organizations which have a significant percentage of indigenous members. These organizations are primarily found in the prairie provinces, which tend to have areas with high concentrations of people of indigenous descent.^[1] IBOC is an important national monitored issue, as defined by Criminal Intelligence Service Canada.^[2]