Gang de la Brise de Mer
| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Corsica, Bastia |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Territory | France (including Corsica, Marseille and Paris), Italy, North Africa, and Argentina |
| Ethnicity | People of Corsican descent |
| Membership | 3,000-4,000+ members |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, skimming, gambling, loan sharking, money laundering, pimping, extortion, robbery, bribery, fraud, management of hotels, night clubs and casinos |
| Allies | Hornec family American Mafia Sicilian Mafia 'Ndrangheta Clan del Golfo FLNC |
| Rivals | Petit Bar Gang Venzolasca Gang Armata Corsa |
The Gang de la Brise de Mer is a Corsican criminal organization founded in the 1970s. Based in Northern Corsica, the gang controls various activities (racketeering, slots machines traffic, laundering, night clubs, gambling clubs, casinos, etc.) in Corsica, but also in the South of France, in Paris, in Italy, in Occidental African countries (Gabon, Mali, Cameroon, etc.), and in Latin American countries.
The gang's moniker came from a Bastia cafe called La Brise de Mer ("the sea breeze"), where they held meetings throughout the 1970s.