Officers warn organized crime remains a strong presence in NJ

Street and jail gangs, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and drug traffickers now overshadow the mob as New Jersey's biggest organized crime groups.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 1,218

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Organized crime continues to thrive in New Jersey even though shootings and other major crimes are down, with neighborhood-based street gangs, drug traffickers, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and prison and jail gangs now typically more numerous and active than the mob, law enforcement officials said at a public hearing Tuesday in Trenton.

More than a dozen agents and investigators testified at the Statehouse for three hours before the State Commission of Investigation about …

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