gangs

Deadly teen violence is on the rise in Indonesia’s second largest city, Jogjakarta.

From policing to harm reduction, award winning drugs writer, JS Rafaeili explores every aspect of the drugs world through a series of interviews with leading experts.

Seung-Woo Yang entered the universe of the Korean Yakuza in his teens. A personal tragedy made him start photographing the world, to cement his memories with his friends.

Brazil's largest prison gang, the PCC, has massacred police, shut down cities and controls 60% of Brazil’s cocaine market. VICE meets the organisation's leader, Marcola.

VICE meets Looney, an OG Shoreline Crip from Venice Beach, CA, and learns about his journey from prison to street tattoo artist.

VICE sat down with a few members of the Bamboo Union, Taiwan’s biggest underground crime syndicate, to find out how the gang operates.

VICE met up with a full-time scammer for a look inside the shady, lucrative world of stealing credit card info on the dark web.

VICE followed a young prospect in Brooklyn looking to join the Crips to see what it takes to get initiated, from finding a way to meet gang members to getting "squared in"—a vicious beating at the hands of the members.

Grace travels to LA to learn the history and evolution of Chicano style tattoos.

Grace meets up with legendary Mexican-American tattoo artist, Mister Cartoon, to gain insight about the Xicano world of tattooing.

Out-of-control gang violence in Chicago; the high human cost of oil piracy in Nigeria.​

Mike sits down with Ronni and Dennis at their apartment and talks about how they shoplift to support their drug habit, and discusses his own battles.