Criminals tend to have a greater sense of communal behavior than 'non criminals'. This is because of how bodies politic and economies are designed and run.

For example, 'jeshi' is basically a defense mechanism that enforces sharing of 'resources', and comrade protection in a rugged world.

This particular group seems to be running a complex set of operations that most probably involve extortion, and robbery.

Bullets may be involved in breaking it up, but ending it there, will prove to be a fatal mistake. We need social and economic reforms.