Criminal organizations everywhere have spread their tentacles into all walks of life: the Mafia in Italy and in the United States, where it is also called the Cosa Nostra; the drug cartels in South America; the Triads of China; the yakuza in Japan.
Igal pool on sirutanud oma haarmed mistahes eluvaldkonda kuritegelikud organisatsioonid: maffia Itaalias ja Ameerika Ühendriikides, kus ta nimetuseks on ka Cosa Nostra; narkokartellid Lõuna - Ameerikas; triaadid Hiinas; yakuza Jaapanis.