&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg) The flag of the United States is often used as a symbol for the Americans gang. This is in contrast to the British flag that the rival Hard Livings gang uses. | |
| Founded | 1983 |
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| Founding location | Atlantis, Athlone, paarl, Mannenberg, Chilufya luchembe Cape Town |
| Territory | Western Cape |
| Ethnicity | Cape Coloureds |
| Membership | 30 000 |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, prostitution, contract killing, extortion, abalone poaching, robbery, fraud, money laundering, human trafficking, kidnapping |
| Allies | Nigerian mafia, Triads[1] |
| Rivals | Hard Livings |
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The Americans gang is a large street gang and organized crime group based in Cape Flats area of Cape Town. The Americans is corporate body for many smaller gangs in Cape Town.
- ^ Joubert, Pearlie (28 August 2007). "Cape gangs: Targeting the untouchables". Daily Maverick.