Likely in societies with more corruption and low labour costs, using gangsters as intimidation and to assassinate your opponents is more frequent. Happened in

Likely in societies with more corruption and low labour costs, using gangsters as intimidation and to assassinate your opponents is more frequent. Happened in China, underground gangsters would phone up rich local businessmen asking if they needed their services. As well, debt collection agencies in certain countries are opaque enough that their practices border on near-criminal.