![]() "Clan crime" makes up less than 10% of organized crime investigations. But critics say the term "clan crime" puts family members under general suspicion, discriminating against those among them who are not criminals. In contrast to notorious motorbike gangs or mafia groups, the groups referred to in German media and by police as "clans" define themselves by their family ties and a shared ethnic identity. On Tuesday (May 18th, 2021), one of them made the headlines again when a fifth suspect was arrested in Berlin for the spectacular robbery at Dresden's Grünes Gewölbe ("Green Vault") museum in 2019, during which invaluable historical jewelry was taken. Organized crime among Arab, Kurdish and Turkish communities has come to play a central role in German movies and TV series. Part of that interest has been sparked by a number of high-profile heists.
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