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Tattoos and Their Meanings

Presented by the Canada Border Services Agency Organized Crime Section National Headquarters May 2008

TATTOOS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Tattoos are useful indicators to identify individuals who are members of a gang or a criminal organization. It is important to note that an image may have several different, occasionally innocuous, meanings, depending on the interpretation of the individual or gangs using it.

The Organized Crime Section (OCS) is providing the following tattoos and their definitions as a tool to assist officers in detecting gang members or members of a criminal organization. It is important that Border Services Officers contact their Regional Intelligence Officers to assist in determining a subject's admissibility to Canada.

For any questions or comments regarding this product, you may contact the OCS by telephone at: 613-795-8192 or by email at: Nat_organized_crime@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

TATTOOS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Russian Prison Tattoos

? Cat ? Star ? Manacles ? Epaulette ? Birds on horizon ? Barbed wire ? Symbol of the Cross ? Crowns and rings ? Scarab beetle

TATTOOS AND THEIR MEANINGS

White Supremacist Gang Tattoos

? General White supremacist symbols ? KKK ? Neo-Nazism ? White supremacist paraphernalia ? Aryan Brotherhood ? Family Affiliated Irish Mafia ? Sacramaniac ? Numerical tattoos

TATTOOS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Street/Prison Gang Tattoos

? Black Guerilla Family ? Red Blood Dragon ? Gangster Disciples ? Santana ? Mexican Mafia ? Mexikanemi ? Texas Syndicate ? Almighty Latin King Nations ? 18th Street Gang ? Sure?os

? Norte?os ? Texas Chicano Brotherhood ? Mara Salvatrucha 13 ? Border Brothers ? Hells Angels ? Bloods ? Crips ? Indian Warrior ? Laotian Boyz (LB) ? Asian gang tattoos

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Common Symbols

? Tiger ? Spider web ? Three dots ? Five dots ? Angel of Death ? Clown faces / masks ? Vida Loca ? Additional information

RUSSIAN PRISON TATTOOS CAT

A cat tattoo represents a prisoner's life as a thief. A single cat signifies that the criminal acted alone, while several cats together show that the criminal was part of a gang.

The head of a tomcat is considered good luck for a thief. It can also serve as a warning, as it signifies a dangerous criminal who hates law enforcement, especially if worn on the chest.

Source: Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II

STAR

Each point on the star represents a year in prison.

Source: Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II

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