Hornec gang
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The Hornec brothers gang, also called "the H" or "the Montreuil
gang", is a Gipsy/Manush criminal group from the region of Paris
. It is the most influential gang in the french capital.
They control many criminal activities (racket, drug dealing, illegal slots machines) in the parisian region, and They have also good connections with the Corsican mafia
, and the Maghreb
ian gangs.
The Hornec clan is led by three brothers, born in the Parisian suburb city of Montreuil
. They took the succession of the crime boss, Claude Genova, after his assassination in 1994.
Then, the "H" gang has got a great ascension. They invested money from hold-ups in night-clubs, illegal slots machines and prostitution bars, they recruited in the gang many young boys from the suburb's ghettos, principally gipsys and maghrebians, and became the most important gang of Paris
.
The gang has a very important capital, the Hornec brothers had invested in building speculation in Paris, they also invested in a luxury villa in the French Riviera.
Since 2006, several members of the gang were arrested, the gang is probably less influential than during the 1990s and the early 2000s.
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Montreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
gang", is a Gipsy/Manush criminal group from the region of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It is the most influential gang in the french capital.
They control many criminal activities (racket, drug dealing, illegal slots machines) in the parisian region, and They have also good connections with the Corsican mafia
Corsican mafia
The Corsican mafia is the general term used to describe the various criminal groups originating from Corsica. The Corsican mafia is one of the most influential organized crime structures in France, also active in many African and Latin American countries...
, and the Maghreb
Maghreb
The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
ian gangs.
The Hornec clan is led by three brothers, born in the Parisian suburb city of Montreuil
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Montreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
. They took the succession of the crime boss, Claude Genova, after his assassination in 1994.
Then, the "H" gang has got a great ascension. They invested money from hold-ups in night-clubs, illegal slots machines and prostitution bars, they recruited in the gang many young boys from the suburb's ghettos, principally gipsys and maghrebians, and became the most important gang of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
The gang has a very important capital, the Hornec brothers had invested in building speculation in Paris, they also invested in a luxury villa in the French Riviera.
Since 2006, several members of the gang were arrested, the gang is probably less influential than during the 1990s and the early 2000s.