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The Numbers Gang is a South African crime organization that originated as an African nationalist organisation. It is believed that they are present in most South African prisons. The gang was founded in KwaZulu-Natal. [1] [2] The gang is divided into groups — the 26s, 27s and 28s. It is one of the oldest crime organizations in the world.
The country is used as a hub by the Nigerian mafia for the trafficking of cocaine from South America, heroin from Asia and women from Africa. Nigerian gangs have established partnerships with indigenous organised crime groups and have adopted the structure and operational methods of Italian crime syndicates. [ 41 ]
The 'Israel Complex' is a group of favelas run by one of Rio's most dangerous gangs [Daniel Arce-Lopez/BBC] ... with outlaws demonising religions from Africa and claiming to banish evil in the ...
Women and children have been particular targets of violence, torture, and abuse. [24] [25] Gangs engage in sex trafficking in El Salvador as an alternative source of profit to drugs. [26] [27] [28] MS-13 presence – light-red indicates territories with a lighter presence, dark-red indicates territories with a strong presence
El Salvador's evangelical churches rehabilitated ex-gang members. The country's crackdown on L.A.-born gangs like MS-13 emptied programs and filled prisons.
Most of what he finds he gives to the gang leader, who pays him a minimum of $1,100 every two weeks. He said he was able to keep some gold, which he sells on the black market to top up his income.
The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era. Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs [1] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000. [2]