Hard Livings (gang)

Hard Livings
Founded 1971
Founding location Cape Town
Territory Cape Town
Ethnicity Cape Coloureds
Membership between 3,000 and 10,000
Criminal activities Drug trafficking, Weapon trafficking, Prostitution, Contract killing, extortion, illegal diamond smuggling, Robbery, Fraud, Money laundering, Human trafficking, Kidnapping
Allies Nigerian mafia, Triads, Sicilian Mafia[1]
Rivals Other Cape Town gangs

The Hard Livings gang is a street gang and organized crime group based in Manenberg, Cape Town. The gang was formed in 1971 by Rashied Staggie and his twin brother Rashaad.[2] The gang started out as a criminal street gang mostly involved in drug distribution for which they competed with a rival gang named The Americans. After their distribution network grew, the Hard Livings gang as well as the Americans evolved into a structured criminal organization involved in a wide range of criminal activities.[1]

Nowadays the gang is highly involved in international organized crime. They have cooperated with the Sicilian mafia in the trafficking of illegal diamonds as well as trafficking Cannabis to Europe.[1]

References

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  2. "Anti-Gang Fury Roils S. Africa - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 1996-08-13. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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