Organized crime in the Netherlands
Nederlandse georganiseerde misdaad | |
| Founded | 18th century |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Netherlands |
| Territory | Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Predominantly Dutch, with other ethnicities including Dutch Antillean, Surinamese, Moroccan and Moluccan |
| Activities | Arms trafficking, assault, drug trafficking, extortion, fraud, loan sharking, money laundering, murder, theft, prostitution |
| Allies | |
| Notable members | List of members |
Organized crime in the Netherlands, sometimes called penose (Dutch: penoze) is the organised criminal underbelly in Amsterdam and other major cities. Penose usually means the organizations formed by criminals of Dutch descent. It is a slang word coming from the old Amsterdam Bargoens language.