The Real Bucharest Mafi - Bucharest Expat

The Real Bucharest Mafia?

fat-tony-3 A very keen eye will reward you with some of the more comical curiosities of Bucharest Life, one of which is the real-life relatively on going saga of the Bucharest Sopranos. See that flat black, tinted-windowed moderately priced family sedan weaving in and out of traffic like the laws of physics don’t apply? See the group of crumpled leather jacket, pointy -shoed, ball-hugger jean clad goofballs (professional, upstanding citizens) walking around town with a condescending glare on there face as they “bump in to” passersby? Well in some instances (not all mind you) these are the very same people that find it necessary to publicly display what they deem to be the epitome of success in modern day Bucharest. These are the people affiliated with the luxury car displaying, loud talking, shiny suited “business men” you may have seen as well. Now sure enough, some of these people may very well be individuals of purely bad taste, however more often than not they belong to one of Bucharest’s many “families” responsible for earning income through the more “interesting” avenues. We won’t say, nor do we “know” what these so-called avenues are. What we will say is that there are more Rolexes on people’s hand than were ever produced by the Rolex company, there are more local businesses making “payments” above and beyond rent and utilities, the amount of luxury cars in Bucharest seems to surge relative to reported thefts from surrounding countries, and general crime is certainly not on the decline. What gives? The economic crisis truly does hit everyone’s pocket book? Best of all, if you wish to see the “real” mafia, look no further than the front seats of the local Police car.

Bucharest Mafia Map

Recently a local media outlet was gracious to supply is with some “photos” of these “starter-mafia” individuals. Along with the photos they discuss the “split” of the families or “groups” that make their own laws essentially in each of the 6 sectors throughout Bucharest. Again, this is not something we really wish to type here, we will let the links speak for themselves. We do however think it is very “insightful” to say the least. So here are some links to enjoy that give you a glimpse in to how he mafia makes their money, where they are spread about, and various other interest fact… allegedly. Here are some links we found quite amusing to say the least as well as the links to the articles of which this information was sourced: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 It didn’t come from us. Enjoy.

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JemimaK

Oooh what an interesting read! I love the mix of people that live in and around Bucharest. It certainly makes life interesting, doesn’t it? Looking at the map it seems there is a fairly even split throughout the area.
JontyBlair

I’m curious about the relationship between these ‘families’ and the local law enforcement. When I was in Vietnam it was common to see the police make an evening call to the small beer shops to collect a special ‘tax’. Cough cough.
TimTamTim

One of the wonderful things about being an expat is that you get to see an entire culture from a more distanced perspective. I enjoyed reading this article much more than I would have about similar groups back home!
Paula Kent-Sheldon

Agreed! Looking at the pictures posted I assumed I’d be able to spot these characters out and about but no sightings as yet. How long are you staying in Romania Tim? Have you been anywhere else apart from Bucharest?
micky

Yeah every single country in the world has its culture and with that most of them have a mafia or something similar to it. I wonder what prompted the media outlet to release the pictures though.
Travelerkitkat

I am rather glad that the media is covering so much about crime. I think one way to keep people safe is to report and give powerful knowledge to the public. I am glad I know what these guys look like. If I see them in a dark ally I will go the other way.
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scapegoats
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equitable distribution. robinhood usually spends 1 day a week per each of the 6 sectors… takes sunday off to pray for more crime.