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'Ndrangheta

'Ndrangheta
Founding locationCalabria, Italy
Years activeSince the 19th century
TerritoryTerritories with established coordination structures with significant operational territorial control are in Calabria, Northern Italy and Lazio. Organisational coordination structures also exist in Australia and Canada. The 'Ndrangheta also operates in other countries with varying degrees of presence.
EthnicityCalabrians
Membership (est.)
Criminal activitiesRacketeering, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, loan-sharking, Money laundering, fraud, extortion, murder, robbery and kidnapping

The 'Ndrangheta (/əndræŋˈɡɛtə/,[5] Italian: [nˈdraŋɡeta], Calabrian: [(ɳ)ˈɖɽaɲɟɪta])[a] is a mafia-type criminal syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy.[6] Emerging in the 19th century, it has developed into one of the world's most powerful and pervasive organized crime entities.[7] Characterized by a decentralized, horizontal structure composed of autonomous operating units known as 'ndrine, the organization's foundational structure is based on family and blood relationships. Beginning in the mid-20th century, coinciding with significant emigration from Calabria, 'Ndrangheta clans expanded their operations across Europe, Australia, and the Americas. The syndicate is reportedly involved in a wide array of illegal activities, including drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering, racketeering, extortion, and loan sharking.

The 'Ndrangheta is believed to exert influence over local and national politics in Italy and is understood to have infiltrated various sectors of the legal economy both within Italy and internationally. Estimates in 2013 suggested the organization's revenue reached €53 billion.[8] A U.S. diplomatic cable from 2010 purportedly estimated that the 'Ndrangheta's illicit activities, encompassing drug trafficking, extortion, and money laundering, accounted for approximately three percent of Italy's GDP.[9] While its origins are contemporary with the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, formal legal designation of the 'Ndrangheta as a Mafia-type organization under Article 416 bis of the Italian penal code occurred in 2010.[6][10] The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation had reached a similar conclusion in March of the same year.[11]

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  2. ^ Hooper, John (7 June 2006). "Move over, Cosa Nostra". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Mapping the mafia: Italy's web of criminal gangs explained". Euronews. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "'Ndrangheta mafia 'made more last year than McDonald's and Deutsche Bank'". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "'Ndrangheta Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b (in Italian) "Modifiche agli articoli 416-bis e 416-ter del codice penale in materia di associazioni di tipo mafioso e di scambio elettorale politico-mafioso", Italian Senate, 20 May 2010
  7. ^ "Italian Organised Crime: Threat Assessment". Archived 22 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Hague: Europol. June 2013.
  8. ^ "'Ndrangheta mafia 'made more last year than McDonald's and Deutsche Bank'". The Guardian. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ^ "US saw mafia ridden Calabria as 'failed state'". The Independent. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019. The article quotes a confidential cable, "Can Calabria Be Saved?", by J. Patrick Truhn, Consul General in Naples, 2 December 2008
  10. ^ Sergi, Anna (4 February 2016). "Meet the 'Ndrangheta – and why it's time to bust some myths about the Calabrian mafia". The Conversation. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Sentenza storica: 'La 'ndrangheta esiste'. Lo dice la Cassazione e non è una ovvietà". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.


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