http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1883718.htm
"Crimes blamed on Russia's mafia groups have risen sharply over the past year and police cannot claim to be winning the battle against them, a top policeman said. Nikolai Ovchinnikov, head of the interior ministry's department for fighting organised crime and terrorism, said the complex structure of mafia groups, where bosses masquerade as respectable businessmen, made them a tough target for police."
