MAFIA AND DRUG CARTLERTLE

AUTHOR – SOHAM RAVINDRA AVHAD & ANUBHAV MISHRA, STUDENTS AT KES SHRI JAYANTILAL H PATEL LAW COLLEGE

BEST CITATION – SOHAM RAVINDRA AVHAD & ANUBHAV MISHRA, MAFIA AND DRUG CARTLERTL, ILE MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 4 (1) OF 2025, PG. 1153-1160, APIS – 3920-0007 | ISSN – 2583-7230

ABSTRACT

The writer discusses Mafia-style criminal organizations globally, pinpointing their names, organization, and illegal activities in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Africa. All the identified organized crime factions share similar traits. The most systematically arranged ones operate on an enterprise-like structure that aligns with a fundamental organizational chart applicable to any type of business. Organized crime syndicates can only persist if they manage that chart in a way that guarantees strict discipline and complete secrecy. These factions are driven by profit through any means, employing fear and bribery to accomplish their objectives. They engage not only in unlawful endeavors but also in legitimate businesses, penetrating and dominating various economic sectors. They aim to sway and bribe legitimate economic and political authorities at all tiers, thus endangering democracy by corrupting economics and politics for their personal gain. The vast quantities of money they generate from both illegal and legal operations render them an actual and potential threat not just within individual countries but also on an international scale. Common illicit activities fall into three categories: racketeering, extortion, kidnapping, coercive protection, and debt collection illegal service provision, which includes providing anything typically banned, regulated, or taxed by law (drugs, smuggling, gambling, usury, prostitution, pornography, migrants, and labor as well as financial crimes, counterfeiting, fraud, and cybercrime.