 A group of members | |
| Founded | 1962[1] |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Territory | New Zealand, Australia, Canada |
| Ethnicity | Mixed, predominantly Māori and Pacific people |
| Membership (est.) | 1,000+[2] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, extortion, assault, murder, robbery, theft, money laundering, domestic violence and rape[citation needed] |
| Rivals | Black Power, Road Knights, Tribesmen, and Killer Beez[citation needed] |
The Mongrel Mob (sometimes self-labelled as the Mighty Mongrel Mob or colloquially known as the Mob) is an organised crime street gang and prison gang based in New Zealand. With a network of more than thirty chapters throughout the country and additional operations in Australia and Canada, the Mob is the largest gang in New Zealand.[3] They are especially active in the King Country, Kawerau, Ōpōtiki, Waikato and Hastings.[4][5][6] The Mongrel Mob's main rival is the Black Power gang; there have been several very public and violent clashes between the two gangs over the years.
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- ^ Rowan, Juliet (10 March 2006). "Police seize Mongrel Mob arms cache". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Police say Mongrel Mob still criminals". Daily Post, 14 December 2006.