Russian Mafia to Flood Stratford with Drugs and Prostitutes

The new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre and the new transport links to and from Stratford are certainly improving East London and Stratford. However, the latest news will certainly not improve the reputation of East London and not make people want to move to the area.

It has been reported that ruthless gangsters from the Russian Mafia are setting up businesses around the Olympic site in Stratford hoping to cash in on the London 2012 Olympics. Olympics organisers and Scotland Yard are facing a tough battle to keep the area safe to the general public as mafia groups start to invade the capital.

With hundreds of thousands of tourist expected in the capital next summer, mafia groups are organising network to provide prostitutes, cocaine and to racket small businesses. Despite the plans to set up a brand new casino within Stratford City, gamblers could also be targeted in illegal betting rings.

Sources at Scotland Yard’s organised crime unit say that Russian families have already set up businesses near the Olympic site and are suspected of laundering millions in illegal cash. Network of escort girls and drug trafficking are believed to be already in place in and around Stratford.

 

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