A Look At The Calabrian Mafia Known As The 'Ndrangheta'

Inside the World of the 'Ndrangheta: Encounters with the Calabrian Mafia -- Spiegel Online

The shadowy Calabrian mafia, the 'Ndrangheta, has become one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the Western world through its dominance of the European cocaine trade. For the first time, local syndicate bosses described their business model to SPIEGEL. It's a mixture of entrepreneurial talent, skillful management and deadly ruthlessness.

For the meeting with SPIEGEL, Carlo has suggested a café in a town outside Munich. He is sitting in the shade of tall trees, a fit man in his late 50s, with alert eyes and a shaved head. He explains why men like him never go to prison, even though they bring cocaine to Germany by the ton.

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My Comment: The Russian crime syndicates are still the ones to worry, but Italy's mafia groups are a scourge that will plague Italy for generations to come.