Miri-Clan

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The Miri clan is a German criminal group. It is mainly active in Bremen, with activity in parts of Lower Saxony, Berlin, and North Rhine-Westphalia. The group brings together many families from the Mhallami community and is estimated to have about 8,000–10,000 members in Germany, with around 3,500 people in Bremen and about 30 families there.

Leadership and people
- Long-time boss: Ibrahim Miri. He was deported to Algeria in 2019 and later re-entered Germany with help from smugglers.
- Other leading members include Heisem Miri and Ahmad Miri.
- The group uses encrypted communications to coordinate crime.

What they do
- Primary crimes: protection rackets, drug trafficking (especially cocaine), arms trafficking, extortion, fraud, money laundering, murder, kidnapping, and prostitution (including trafficking women and girls).
- Money laundering is often done through real estate and other businesses to look legitimate.

Where they operate
- Strong presence in Bremen; also active in Hannover, Hildesheim, Stade, Achim, Wilhelmshaven, Osnabrück, Braunschweig, Lüneburg, and Dortmund.
- The clan has ties and rivals with other criminal groups in Germany, including alliances with the Al-Zein clan and Hells Angels, and rivals such as the Bandidos MC and Mongols MC.

Notable events and police action
- Prosecution and law enforcement have stepped up at times. In 2020, investigators decrypted EncroChat messages used by members to plan crimes.
- In July 2019, Ibrahim Miri was deported to Germany’s authorities and then to Beirut; later he re-entered Germany with help from smugglers and was deported again.
- 2021 saw police raids focusing on Dortmund as part of anti-crime operations.
- In 2024, a Miri member killed a rival from the Al-Zein group in Stade, near Hamburg, prompting the group to close some businesses in the area.
- The group is connected to various other legal and social issues, including some members receiving state welfare, and violence that has caused problems at job centers.

Overall, the Miri clan is a large, organized crime network in Germany that uses both illegal activities and legitimate businesses to fund its operations, with a history of violence and ongoing police attention.