'Ndrangheta
Criminal organization in Italy
'Ndrangheta ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos
The 'Ndrangheta is an Italian Mafia-type association based in the peninsular region of Calabria and dating back to the 19th century. Although loosely structured, it is considered one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the world. It is characterized by a horizontal structure made up of autonomous clans known as 'ndrine, based almost exclusively on blood ties. Since the 1950s, following wide-scale emigration from Calabria, 'Ndrangheta clans dispersed to other European countries, Australia and the Americas. Currently, its main activity is drug trafficking, but it also deals with arms trafficking, money laundering, racketeering, extortion, and loan sharking.
0 shares | ShareTweetSavePostSend |
You Might Like
The mafia's most wanted manOne of the biggest mafia trials in Italian history is expected to deliver its verdict in the coming weeks. Prosecutors have asked for sentences totalling more than 4,000 years in jail for hundreds of..Sky News - Published | |
70 defendants found guilty in trial involving powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia groupAn Italian judge has found 70 defendants guilty in a trial involving one of the most powerful mafia groups in the country.Sky News - Published |
Search this site and the web: |