What are the largest mafia organizations in the world that run annually billions of dollars

Starting from a study by Javelin Cemetery in 2013, Fortune has published a list of the world's largest criminal organizations, which each year receive billions of dollars. Solntsevskaya Bratva, Yamaguchi Gumi and Camorra are just three of them, writes BusinessMagazin.

Solntsevskaya Bratva - revenue of $ 8.5 billion

The structure of the Russian mafia is a highly decentralized one, consisting of 10 quasi-autonomous groups operating independently of each other. Estimates show that Solntsevskaya Bratva has around 9,000 members and the main source of income is heroin trafficking. According to several studies, Russia's population accounts for 0.5% of the world's population but consumes 12% of global heroin.

Starting from a study by Javelin Cemetery in 2013, Fortune has published a list of the world's largest criminal organizations, which each year receive billions of dollars. Solntsevskaya Bratva, Yamaguchi Gumi and Camorra are just three of them.

Solntsevskaya Bratva - revenue of $ 8.5 billion

The structure of the Russian mafia is a highly decentralized one, consisting of 10 quasi-autonomous groups operating independently of each other. Estimates show that Solntsevskaya Bratva has around 9,000 members and the main source of income is heroin trafficking. According to several studies, Russia's population accounts for 0.5% of the world's population but consumes 12% of global heroin.

Yamaguchi Gumi - $ 6.6 billion in revenue

This is the most extensive criminal group in the world, being part of Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. The main source of income is all drug trafficking, but money comes from gambling or blackmail. Unlike the Russian mafia, Yakuza is centralized, and leaders are often united by family ties. The hierarchy is an extremely elaborate one, and members pass through several tests before being accepted.

Camorra - revenue of $ 4.9 billion

Camorra is the most powerful criminal organization in Italy, generating billions of dollars annually from sexual exploitation, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, counterfeiting or gambling. Camorra's history begins in the 19th century in Naples as a band of detainees.

'Ndrangheta - revenue of $ 4.5 billion

With its operational center in the Calabria region, 'Ndrangheta is the second largest mafia group in Italy. Involved in the same kind of activities as Camorra, this organization has become known through networks developed with South American drug manufacturers.

The Sinaloa Cartel - $ 3 billion in revenue

Sinaloa is the largest Mexican drug cartel and one of the groups that terrorized the Mexican population. The main source of income is to mediate transactions between South American drug manufacturers and North American buyers.