Chechen mafia

Chechen Mafia
Founded by	Nikolay Suleimanov
Founding location	North Caucasus; Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Years active	1974–present
Territory	Active mostly in Europe and many parts of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (mostly Moscow).
Ethnicity	Predominantly Chechens, and other caucasians.
Leader(s)	Khozh-Ahmed Noukhayev (Khozha); Movladi Atlangeriyev (Ruslan); Mustafa Shidayev; Ali Aslan ungharov;
Criminal activities	Money laundering, racketeering, extortion, arms trafficking, cybercrime, human trafficking, arson, fraud, larceny, murder
Rivals	Lebanese mafia; Russian mafia; Ukrainian mafia; Serbian mafia

The Chechen Mafia (Chechen: Нохчийн мафи, Noxçiyn mafi; Russian: Чеченская мафия, tr. Chechenskaya mafiya) is one of the largest ethnic organized crime groups operating in the former Soviet Union next to established Russian mafia groups.

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