Raskol gangs
Raskol | |
| Founding location | Port Moresby |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Territory | Urban areas of Papua New Guinea, mainly Port Moresby, Lae, Mount Hagen and Goroka. |
| Ethnicity | Papuans, Melanesians. |
| Membership | Unknown ~1000´s |
| Activities | Armed robbery, Carjacking, Extortion, Drug Trafficking, Contract killing, Rape, among other ilegal activities. |
Raskol is a generic term for a criminal or group of criminals in Papua New Guinea ("PNG"), primarily in the larger cities, including Port Moresby and Lae. Raskol is a Tok Pisin (Pidgin English) word derived from the English word rascal and is currently used in Papua New Guinea to refer to gang members or criminals in general.