Bremen – They rob, smuggle, beat and blackmail. Regardless of the laws and rules of our country.
Criminal extended families, colloquially known as “clans”, enrich themselves with illegal means, create fear and are difficult to catch. In Bremen, too, groups like the notorious Miri clan keep causing unrest.
BILD reveals the clan file!
► Criminal offenses: In 2022 there were 736 cases in Bremen in which at least one participant could be assigned to clan crime. Overall, the police assigned 364 suspects to this milieu.
Police officers in a large-scale operation in the rocker milieu near the main train station
Photo: dpa
► Offender profile: Most of the suspected offenders are male (83%). The average age is 29 years. Only 43% have German citizenship.
► Proceedings: No proceedings are being conducted against clans as such, since mere family membership does not constitute a criminal offence, the police explain. “However, numerous proceedings were conducted in 2022 in which several members of an extended family were accused of a joint act,” said a spokesman for BILD.
Clans use workshops and shisha bars for their business
► Business areas: The clan strategy usually includes doing “legal business”, which is used, for example, for money laundering. According to investigators, the car trade and car services (repair, rental, etc.) are particularly affected. Gastronomic activities are also widespread (shisha bars, restaurants, delivery services). Real estate transactions are also often a source of income for the gangsters. There are no exact figures.
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► Offenses: Members with bodily harm offenses are most frequently conspicuous, around 20% of all cases fell under this category. In second place: fraud offenses with almost 14%, followed by deprivation of liberty (10%) and drug offenses (approx. 9%).
► Development: In 2021, the cases of clan crime had fallen by almost 40% compared to 2020. In 2022, however, the police again registered an increase of around 16% compared to the previous year.
Bremen Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (72, SPD) has to deal with the increasing number of cases of clan crime
Photo: Marco Rauch/dpa
How is Bremen taking action against the criminal clans?
A police spokesman: “In Bremen, the zero-tolerance strategy against clans is being pursued. This means that comparably minor offenses are also consistently punished.”
2023-07-14 18:49:25
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