[Stavka2]

Considering that a large chunk of the Russian mafia is run by Chechin crime lords, this is not the least surprising. Or did you all think that the Russian mafia was really primarly Russian? Amazing what happens in a society of 200+ ethnic groups...just like in the USA, hugh?

[1rudeboy]

Honestly. I do not dispute that the Chechens have a significant criminal element, but I don't think that the majority of the folks running the drug, prostitution, protection, extortion, etc., rackets in the former Soviet Union are "darker-skinned."