Serbian Mafia refers to the several organized crime organizations of Serbia.
These groups are involved in illegal activities of illegal gambling, smuggling, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection racket, body guarding, jewelry and gems theft, and murdering on hire.
Serbian mafia is actively operating in the European Union (EU) countries.
The Serbs Mafia comprises of 3 major criminal groups namely the Surcin, Zemun clan and the Vozdovac.
These groups have in turn networks throughout Europe.
This mafia group gained power in 1991 when war broke out in Yugoslavia resulting in destroying the relationship between the ethnic groups and the republics.
The people of Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia fought over the Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This resulted in economic isolation of the Republic and imposition of international sanctions over Serbia.
This lead to great economic disasters and as a result criminal organizations gained popularity among the people.
The connections between the government and the Serbian Mafia were exposed after the eruption of war in the Yugoslavia and the death of the prime minister of Serbia.
However after it the Serbian mafia's criminal activities went into underground.
But soon they came into the open when a bloody war started among the different groups of Serbian Mafia.
This mafia group operated in several countries.
In Sweden, this group was considered the top criminal organization but it declined after many leading people died.
This group carried out trade of illegal arms in United Kingdom in 2004.
Serbian criminal group also performed its illegal activities in Australia, America, Finland, and many other countries.