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Camorra
Sign in to saveThe Camorra (; ) is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century. The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups called "clans". Every capo or "boss" is the head of a clan, in which there may be tens or hundreds of affiliates, depending on the clan's power and structure. The Camorra's main businesses are drug trafficking, racketeering, counterfeiting, and money laundering. It is also not unusual for Camorra clans to
Key facts
- Criminal organization.name
- Camorra
- Criminal organization.native_name
- Sistema
- Criminal organization.founding_location
- Campania, Italy
- Criminal organization.territory
- Territories with established coordination structures with significant territorial control are in Campania, in particular in the provinces of Naples, Caserta and Salerno. The Camorra has secondary ramifications in other Italian regions as well as in other countries with varying degrees of presence.
- Criminal organization.years_active
- Since the 18th century
- Criminal organization.ethnicity
- Campanians
- Criminal organization.membership
- 10,000 full members, unknown number of associates
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- Camorra Trial, Viterbo LCCN2014688985.jpg
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- Commons category
- Camorra
- inception
- 1400-00-00
- native label
- camorra
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33 sectionsContents
- History
- Activities
- Waste crisis
- Efforts to fight the Camorra
- Outside Italy
- France
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Peru
- Romania
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Alliances with other criminal groups
- Camorra-'Ndrangheta
- Camorra-Cosa Nostra
- Camorra-Sacra Corona Unita
- Camorra-Società foggiana
- Camorra-South American drug cartels
- Camorra-Albanian mafia
- Camorra-Chinese Triads
- Camorra-Nigerian gangs
- Camorra-Islamic State
- Other alliances
- Current status
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Camorra (; ) is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century. The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups called "clans". Every capo or "boss" is the head of a clan, in which there may be tens or hundreds of affiliates, depending on the clan's power and structure. The Camorra's main businesses are drug trafficking, racketeering, counterfeiting, and money laundering. It is also not unusual for Camorra clans to infiltrate the politics of their respective areas.
Since the early 1980s and its involvement in the drug trafficking business, the Camorra has acquired a strong presence in other European countries, particularly Spain. Usually, Camorra clans maintain close contact with South American drug cartels, which facilitates the arrival of drugs in Europe.