This Is Italy
Italian comedian Andrea Di Marco already made a last year fake commercial to put the world's largest financial company on the map. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica published the world map below about the tentacles of the 'Ndrangheta.
The expansion of the 'Ndrangheta
It is immediately clear that the mafia organization has not been idle and has expanded its working area considerably. The 'Ndrangheta originates from the Italian region of Calabria. The Netherlands also plays an important role in the illegal drug, arms trade and gambling network, which involves tens of billions of dollars every year.
USA
About 200 people between New York and Florida run the US branch of the 'Ndrangheta and liaise with drug lords in Colombia and Mexico.
Canada
The 'Ndrangheta is well integrated in Canada, investing criminal money in construction, hospitality and environmental services.
Colombia
The links with the drug cartels in Colombia allow the organization to manage the cocaine transport to Europe.
Spain
The merchandise from North Africa arrives in Spain, from where the drugs are distributed across Europe.
France
In France, money is laundered in Provence and on the French Riviera.
Africa
Several countries in Africa serve as storage areas for the drugs from South America.
Malta
An illegal network of gambling websites for the countries Austria, Spain and Romania is located here.
Australia
Plays a role in the cultivation of cannabis and the import of amphetamine and cocaine.
Germany
Germany offers the mafiosi a strong and large-scale drug and car trade network.
The Netherlands
Flower growing companies transport drugs and launder money. Edward Hendriks wrote the thriller about the involvement of the flower trade with the mafia blood money.
The 'Ndrangheta also carries out operations in Great Britain, Turkey, Switzerland and Russia. Due to the worldwide ramifications of the organization and the interweaving in the upper world, it is difficult to tackle it.
Source: La Repubblica, via Rop Zoutberg
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