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Organized Crime in Chrobonsk has existed in the country since its independence from Caphiria. In modern times, it consists of prostitution rings, racketeering, drug trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, and in some cases domestic terrorism. While organized crime has always been an issue in the Tzardom, the most recent wave had its start during the post war economic boom of the 1980’s, where organized criminal groups infiltrated the music, television, film, and club industries. The Crime groups in Chrobonsk are the most active and successful on the entire continent of [[Sarpedon]], and chrobonskian gangsters are a cultural staple of Chrobonsk’s perception worldwide. | |||
This is due largely in part to the gangster’s image as a romantic hero in Chrobonsk, as they have historically protected poorer communities from banditry as well as redistribution of stolen wealth from nobility. This perception is shifting to a more unfavorable view in more recent years, due to alleged ties to domestic terrorism and anti-governmental organizations. | |||
== History == | |||
=== Origins === | |||
Crime groups in Chrobonsk found their start during the Noble Wars before the unification of the country. During this time, many feudal lords neglected their duties to their respective villages to fight over titles and claims. Thus, protection rackets formed around villages to keep them safe from bandits and deserters in exchange for money, women, supplies, or lodging. Criminal organizations of this time also ambushed land trade routes in order to steal gold to redistribute among the poorer villages. | |||
[[File:Bayonet Group.jpg|thumb|A newly established Bayonet Group cell posing for a group photo in 1993]] | |||
Chrobonsk also has a history of piracy and maritime criminal organizations as well, with gangs infiltrating merchant ships and stealing goods to fence at much lower prices to peasants. Piracy in the region was so bad at one point that the Tzar had to issue mass pardons and letters of Marque to divert the pirates towards trade routes to other nations. | |||
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