In a special Two Steps East series, CEE private detective/risk intelligence expert and investigator Preston Smith examines the history of the Thieves-in-Law/Vory v Zakone crime groups and how Russian spy games, modern organized crime a North Ossetian murder gang and an NGO all became entwined in one of the largest money-laundering schemes ever--and how they came under the eye of Spanish police and Polish authorities both.
In this episode we introduce the infamous Aslan G.--i.e. Big Brother--and this gang, the Family, which allegedly committed some 50-60 murders in Moscow and the North Ossettia region. But was he a vor? And was this gang simply a mafia group--or were they vigilantes or possibly an arm of the secret services? Or maybe all three? We also discuss operation Troika, run by Spanish police, alleged links between Tambovskaya mob leader Gennady P., Niall M., an attempted takeover of German ports (and Aslan G.) and more.
And this is only part two.
(Bonemusic [intro and outro] copyright Preston Smith and Marek Tymkoff)
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By Preston In a special Two Steps East series, CEE private detective/risk intelligence expert and investigator Preston Smith examines the history of the Thieves-in-Law/Vory v Zakone crime groups and how Russian spy games, modern organized crime a North Ossetian murder gang and an NGO all became entwined in one of the largest money-laundering schemes ever--and how they came under the eye of Spanish police and Polish authorities both.
In this episode we introduce the infamous Aslan G.--i.e. Big Brother--and this gang, the Family, which allegedly committed some 50-60 murders in Moscow and the North Ossettia region. But was he a vor? And was this gang simply a mafia group--or were they vigilantes or possibly an arm of the secret services? Or maybe all three? We also discuss operation Troika, run by Spanish police, alleged links between Tambovskaya mob leader Gennady P., Niall M., an attempted takeover of German ports (and Aslan G.) and more.
And this is only part two.
(Bonemusic [intro and outro] copyright Preston Smith and Marek Tymkoff)