Mohammed Lilu l-King (actually, Muhammad al-Misrati), has, so far, been the only person from the Paceville night-club circuit who has been indicted in court over money laundering charges. The police are also accusing him of having procured his wealth from drug trafficking. Probably, he has been the only one indicted so far because he was stupid enough to flaunt his wealth on a regular basis on his social media accounts.
Organised criminal groups have it really good in Paceville. They have been using strip clubs as vehicles for money laundering for years, ruled the streets with violence and terror by their bouncers – effectively making everyone afraid of them, and as a long-term consequence, basically rule the area with their own business codes and customs. It has become a separate economic network from the official economy and is interlinked with the world of crime. The bouncers who brutalise the patrons and serve their function well by sending the message their employers want to send, can cry in court, garner some sympathy for being the lumpenproletariat and get a suspended sentence, only to go back doing the same thing over again.
What’s not to like if you are an organised criminal and want to launder money? Not to mention the murder cases in relation to the Paceville nightlife industry which have yet been unsolved such as Hugo Chetcuti’s case.
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