 There is also a cultural phenomena of how organized crime is portrayed in modern day media, with Albanians being portrayed as mainly antagonists.Organized crimes is defined by UN as ""a structured group of three or more persons, existing for a period of time and acting in concert with the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offences established in accordance with this Convention, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit"“.Albanian organized crime has become a transnational phenomena with ties in Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and the Italian and Colombian mafia as well.