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The Japanese colonization of Manchuria in the 1930’s brought the Yakuza into the region, giving them huge power and influence. Are there other examples of colonization bringing organized crime (e.g. the Italian Mafia) to foreign colonies?

by /u/IAmNotRyan in /r/AskHistorians

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