I suggest you look at the faces of the most famous leaders of criminal gangs of the world, because it is about people say it is better to them have never in my life met a living. Though seemingly all of these crime bosses are very different, they all headed the largest criminal organizations in different parts of our planet.
One of the bosses of organized crime groups, "Mara 18" Marlon Martinez on trial in Guatemala, where he is accused of murder. March 30, 2011
«Mara 18" is the largest Latino gang in Los Angeles. She appeared in 1960 among immigrants from Mexico and still maintains ties with drug cartels in the country. In the group consist of up to 90 thousand people working in the U.S., Mexico and Central America.
One of the bosses of the Italian organized crime group 'Ndrangheta "Sebastiano Pelle after his arrest Nov. 9, 2011.
« Ndrangheta "was formed in the poorest province of Calabria in Italy. It is considered one of the most successful Italian organized crime groups. According to some reports, earnings' Ndrangheta "up to three percent of GDP.
One of the leaders of the Marseille mafia 75-year-old Jacques Imbert, after being released from prison April 8, 2005.
Imber was part of a gang of "Three ducks", which was particularly influential in the 1950s and 60s. In 1977, he was assassinated, which became the basis for the film "22 Bullets: The Immortal."
Alleged leader of the Slavic criminal groups in Moscow Alexei Petrov, nicknamed Sly Lenya. September 19, 2011
According to unofficial data, Petrov was elected leader of the Slavic groups in Moscow in 2009 after the murder of Vyacheslav Ivankov, also known as Jap.
One of the alleged leaders of the Tambov gang Yuri Salikova lead to court the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca. June 14, 2008
Tambov gang appeared in St. Petersburg in the late 1980s and into the next decade virtually controlled the criminal life of the city. Its founder is considered a businessman Vladimir Barsukov (Kumarin), who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for extortion
One of the alleged leaders of the Tambov gang Gennady Petrov lead to court the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca. June 14, 2008
Petrov, as several Russian nationals were arrested by Spanish authorities during the operation "Troika." They are considered by the organizers operations of criminal money laundering Tambov organized crime group. Peter calls himself a businessman. He lived in Spain since the early 1990s. In 2012, Petrov had gone to Russia and refused to return to Spain.
The boss of the Bonanno crime family in New York Vincent Basian the nickname "Pretty Boy Winnie».
Bonanno crime family is one of the five families of the Italian-American Mafia who control the underworld of New York City. The rest of the family - it's clans Gambino, Genovese, Colombo and Lucchese. Basian since 2011 serving a life sentence for murder.
The boss of the Genovese family from New York, Vincent Gigante. July 8, 1958
Gigante was the boss of the Genovese clan from 1981 until his death in 2005. In the early 1990s, he was considered the most powerful gangster America. To avoid a trial, Gigante feigned madness, and often went to New York in a bathrobe and slippers, mumbling incoherently. In 1997, he was still sentenced to 12 years in prison and died in prison.
Retired yakuza boss Shinji Ishihara talks about his criminal past reporters. April 5, 2006
Ishihara served in one of the world's largest crime syndicate, "Yamaguchi-gumi", which has tens of thousands of members. The headquarters is located in the constellation Kobe. Unlike many other organized crime groups, members of the yakuza allowed "to retire," as he entered Ishihara after serving another term.
The funeral of the leader of the Taiwanese group "Bamboo Union" Chen Chile, nicknamed King Duck in Taipei. October 18, 2007
«Bamboo Union," or in Chinese "Chzhulyanban" - the largest organized crime group in Taiwan. It refers to the triads, as they call the Chinese criminal gangs or secret societies. "Bamboo Union" maintains close ties with the nationalists of the Kuomintang and shares their political platform.
The leader of a branch of the Hong Kong group 14K in Macau Wan Kvokkoya named Chipped tooth being taken to court November 23, 1999
14K triad is considered the largest in Hong Kong and the world. It has about 20,000 members and is also effective in Europe and North America. 14K controls the supply of heroin and opium from Southeast Asia. The grouping is known for clear management hierarchy and cruelty.
Tomb Aslan Usoyana, better known as Grandpa Hassan, on Khovanskoye Cemetery in Moscow. January 20, 2013
Usoyan is believed to be headed by ethnic Caucasian criminal groups operating in Russia. It is also known for his clan conflicts with other gangs, led by people from the Caucasus. Usoyan was shot dead in Moscow unknown sniper January 16, 2013.
The leader of "Bamboo Union" Chen Chile in the court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. July 12, 2000
Taiwanese triad leader was forced to flee from his native island, when the government decided to limit the influence of criminal groups. Chen moved to Cambodia, Chile, and even became an adviser to the government. He lived in a huge house in the suburbs of Phnom Penh, where they found large stocks of weapons.
"An influential member of the" Sicilian "Cosa Nostra", who was arrested in Spain. February 19, 2010
«Cosa Nostra" is one of the most famous groups of the Italian Mafia. She appeared in the late XIX century and is considered the inventor of the racket. The "Cosa Nostra" there is no rigid structure. The grouping consists of many clans that control the territory.
Crime boss named Zachary Kalash Shakro young after his arrest in Spain. June 11, 2006
Abroad Kalashova often referred to as the representative of the Russian mafia, but sometimes the Georgian criminal authority. He started his criminal activities in the former Soviet Union. He is considered a supporter of the late leader Aslan Usoyana Caucasian clans. Since 2010, the Kalash is imprisoned in Spain, which has already agreed to extradite him to Georgia, where he was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
One of the leaders of the Italian group "Ndrangheta" Pasquale Condell after his arrest. February 19, 2008
Condell was on the run for about twenty years. All the while, he lived in his native city of Reggio Calabria. During his criminal career, he managed to earn at least $ 57 million. In any case, this amount is estimated he owned property. Condell is accused of killing the head of the national railway company of Italy.
A member of the cartel "Sinaloa" Juan Miguel Beltran Allier at a press conference at police headquarters in Tijuana. January 20, 2011
U.S. intelligence agencies believe "Sinaloa" the most powerful drug cartels in the world. He comes from the same state on the Pacific coast of Mexico. During the 1990's - 2000's "Sinaloa" delivered in the United States more than 200 tons of cocaine. The cartel also produces significant amounts of opiates and marijuana.
Salvatore Miceli, who was responsible in the Sicilian Mafia for the international drug trade in the Caracas airport before extradition to Italy. June 30, 2009
Miceli was considered a "Cosa Nostra" a kind of minister of foreign affairs. He was responsible for sales to Europe of cocaine, heroin and other drugs produced in other regions of the world, especially in Latin America.
One of the leaders of the Tijuana cartel, Gilberto Higuera Guerrero in Mexico before extradition to the United States. January 20, 2007
Tijuana drug cartel of the Mexican state of Baja California is the third largest drug trafficking in the United States. He is the principal competitor of the cartel "Sinaloa". In the mid-2000s, a significant number of leaders of Tijuana was arrested and extradited to the U.S. authorities.
Joseph 'Giuseppe' Bonanno - the founder of the eponymous crime family in New York. 1960
Bonanno considered one of the basic patterns of Vito Corleone - the main character of the criminal saga "The Godfather." Bonanno for his stormy career had not sat for a long time behind bars. He died in 2002 at age 97 in Tucson, Ariz., of heart failure.
The leader of the Corleone clan of the Sicilian city of the same name Gaetano Riina after his arrest in Palermo, July 1, 2011
Corleone clan, who gave the name of the character of the famous trilogy, has long been a major family "Cosa Nostra". Its leaders have the title "boss of bosses". The town of Corleone has a population of 12,000 people located in the hills south of Palermo, at an altitude of about 600 meters above sea level.
The leader of the department OPG "Mara Salvatrucha" in the Salvadoran town Kesaltepeke nicknamed El Diabolik and the leaders of the local branch of OPG "Mara 18" declare a truce in prison in the same city. January 31, 2013
«Mara Salvatrucha" or MS-13 is one of the most violent Latino gangs. It was formed in Los Angeles in an environment of Salvadoran immigrants who fled the civil war, acts in California and Central America and counts on different data from 50 to 80,000 fighters. A distinctive feature of the members of the "Mara Salvatrucha" are the numerous tattoos, often covering the entire body.
Police accompanied by a criminal court in Bangkok Indian crime boss Rajendra Nikaldzhe, nicknamed "Little Rajan" (Chhota Rajan) after the attempt on his life. September 28, 2000.
Rajendra Nikaldzhe group originally consisted of crime boss Dawood Ibrahim, in which the media called D-Company. The gang operated in Mumbai, but later extended its influence on the whole of South Asia. After a quarrel with the boss Nikaldzhe collaborated with Indian intelligence agencies to weaken Ibrahim, in exchange for information about preparing an assassination. Ibrahim gang and Nikaldzhe, like other Indian criminals who launder money, putting them in the production of films in Bollywood.
The former leader of the Tijuana drug cartel Benjamin Arellano Felix.
Felix was arrested in March 2002 in Mexico and extradited to the United States. In April 2012 he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for extortion and money laundering. After serving his term is expected to return to Mexico, where he faces another 22 years in prison.
Indian crime boss Abu Salem's lead into the courtroom in Delhi. May 22, 2007
Abu Salem initially cooperated with the Mumbai gang D-Company, but then began to operate independently. He is accused of multiple murder and participation in acts of terrorism. In 2007, Abu Salem has given India Portugal. Subsequently revised Lisbon this decision, but refused to return to Delhi Abu Salem in Europe. The verdict, he has not yet been passed.
The head of one of the families' Ndrangheta "Salvatore Kolluchchio after the arrest of 10 May 2009.
Kolluchchio belongs to the influential mafia clan. His brother Giuseppe was one of the ringleaders 'Ndrangheta' in Toronto, Canada, and was engaged in the supply of cocaine to Europe. Salvatore was wanted for four years. He was found in a bunker equipped with an electric generator and equipped with large reserves of water and food for self-contained accommodation.
Deputy boss of the Gambino family, Arnold Skiteri under escort in New York City. May 9, 2005
Gambino clan was once the most powerful of the five Mafia families of New York. Contributed to its gradual decline as civil strife and scrutiny by the FBI. The last major operation against the family, which led to the arrest of a capo, took place in 2011, when it was revealed a network of forced into prostitution of women from Eastern Europe.
Vyacheslav Ivankov, nicknamed Jap leaves the building Moscow City Court after a jury found him not privy to the murder of two Turkish citizens. July 19, 2005
Ivankov until his death in 2009 was considered the leader of the Slavic criminal groups in Moscow. In 1997, he was convicted in the U.S. for extortion, and after serving a term in 2005, he returned to Russia. In July 2009, he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt and died several months later from complications of wounds.
One of the leaders of the Tijuana drug cartel, Eduardo Arellano Felix in custody in Mexico City. October 26, 2008
After the arrest of the three brothers Arellano Felix, that is, Eduardo, Javier and Benjamín and the death in a shootout with police Ramon, the cartel headed by the youngest brother, Luis, nicknamed the Engineer. For help in his capture, Mexican authorities have promised to pay $ 2.5 million.
George Lerner, who is known as the boss of the Russian mafia in Israel, in the court. March 22, 1998
graduate of the Moscow State University Journalism School Lerner served in the Soviet Union 11 years for financial fraud in student stroyotryadah. In 1998 he was convicted of stealing money from Russian banks. Since 2006, is in an Israeli prison for the creation of a Ponzi scheme and misappropriation of depositors' money
Former deputy boss of the Gambino crime family Salvatore Gravano, nicknamed Sammy the Bull takes the oath at trial on corruption in professional boxing. April 1, 1993
In 1991, Gravano was the most senior member of the Mafia, who broke the silence, "Omerta" and declined to cooperate with the authorities. Based on his testimony to a life sentence, was sentenced Gambino clan boss John Gotti. In 1995, Gravano moved to Arizona refused to participate in the witness protection program. He published an autobiography, and then engaged in drug trafficking, for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He is serving his term in 2002.
Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Massino.
Massino is the first boss of the five New York families, who made a deal with the investigation. In 2004, he was sentenced to death on the testimony of his friends, including his deputy, Salvatore Vitale. In 2011, Massino to earn the right to life, in turn, gave witness in the case of his successor Vincent Basian.
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