hii guys, it's ill fella here. This time to talk to you about the mafia that controls Campania, Italy. The CAMORRA.
You ever wonder where those fake designer handbags come from?
Ever wonder were all the cocaine in Europe comes from?
Ever wonder who supplies Terrorists in the Middle East with weapons?
THE CAMORRA!
The Camorra is a lesser known mafia based in the Campania region of Italy, mainly in the city of Naples. Lots of people believe that La Cosa Nostra is the most powerful mafia in Italy, BUT they're wrong. Camorra numbers VASTLY outnumber LCNs./
The Camorra is one of the oldest & largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating back to the 16th century.
Unlike the pyramidal structure of the LCN, the Camorra's organizational structure is more horizontal than vertical. Consequently, individual Camorra clans act independently of each other, and are more prone to feuding with each other.
The Camorra make their money by selling 'Zero Zero Zero', which is the purest cocaine known to man. They import it in to Italy, often hidden in Religious statues (because nobody will smash a statue of the virgin Mary) & hidden in cans of pineapples etc. They sell the coke in vast amounts by the Kilo to under bosses, & they cut it making 2,3,4 kilos out of 1.
The Camorra also make money selling counterfeit products such as Designer hand bags, hats, sports jerseys and other clothes.
One wonders how to tell the difference between real/counterfeit products. Well, with sports jerseys, the Camorra would make sizes the real companies do not, with numbers & team players name on the back which the real company doesn't make.
The camorra also make money dumping garbage. They will buy land from desperate owners (some may be terminally ill) who are desperate for money, and they will fill the land with dangerous garbage, such as medical waste & asbestos.
They will sign contracts with people in the waste industry, offering to dump their waste for a fraction of the competitors price.
The Camorra is even said to have supplied terrorist groups with guns, bombs, ammunition & weapons
The Camorra is the most dangerous criminal organization in Europe, killing over 4000 people in 30 years (1 murder every 3
days on average).
Scampia (in Naples) is the largest drug pushing locality in the world, Daily sales per clan run about €500,000.
If Clan managed waste were piled it would reach 14,600 meters (mount Everest is 8,850)
There is a 20% cancer increase in infected areas
Gains from illegal activities are re-invested in legal ones world wide. The camorra is even said to have invested in the re-building of the Twin Towers.
Well I figured i'd tell you some of what I know about the Camorra, as it is interested to know. I feel I've posted enough for now. At this time, if you wish to learn more you can watch the movie based on the fascinating syndicate 'Gomorrah'. I'll post the trailer below
Huh... This made for an interesting exposition.
I take it that a majority of their money is drugs-related?
As a matter of curiosity - what is the relationship between local authorities and this organization? Are they complicit? Or perhaps less confrontational? Is it corruption or fear that might inspire such?
Sorry for all the questions.
there is a special police force, which we English people know as the 'anti mafia police'. It's hard to tell how many members they lock up, as the organization is a secret society & no one admits it exists. Most higher powers are corrupt, the Camorra run the city of Naples and even rig elections and have members become MAYOR