'Super mafia' fears as 'leading figures from Italy's three most powerful mobs' - 'Ndrangheta, Camorra and Cosa Nostra - are 'seen sharing a meal of wine and pasta together'

There are fears Italy's three most powerful mafia groups may have formed a formidable alliance after images emerge of leading figures sharing a meal together.

Senior members from the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate based in the peninsular region of Calabria, the Camorra of Naples and Cosa Nostra, which is based in Sicily, were allegedly caught on camera sharing a meal of pasta and wine together in a garden in April 2021.

The meeting was reportedly one of many that police had under surveillance with prosecutors warning the emergence of a grand crime coalition in the affluent north of Italy.

'This is Milan,' one alleged Camorra mafia don was heard saying to an ally. 'We're not in Sicily, we're not in Rome, we're not in Naples, this is where we're doing the good stuff,' according to a Telegraph report.

A suspected member of Cosa Nostra allegedly replied: 'We've built an empire.'

It has been reported the three powerful criminal organisations had put aside their historic rivalries to form a 'super mafia' alliance which is taking advantage of business opportunities in the Lombardy region of the north.

They are suspected of making hundreds of millions of euros investing in legitimate businesses in global fashion capital Milan.

The organisations had forged 'an evolved criminal network' after agreeing 'a stable and enduring accord between Calabrian, Sicilian and Roman mafia members, a sort of confederation,' prosecutors told the Telegraph.

The recently formed mafia in Rome is reportedly a hybrid of Camorra and 'Ndrangheta criminals.

The prosecutor's claims surfaced following a three-year undercover operation called Hydra.

Reports suggest about 600 Carabinieri police officers conducted a series of dawn raids on Wednesday, arresting 11 alleged mafia members on a raft of charges, including extortion, illegal possession of firearms and drug-related charges among others.

It is understood more than 225 million euros’ worth of assets were seized, while at least 142 people were still under investigation, suspected of mafia involvement.

There are also claims some of the suspects are allegedly linked to brutal Cosa Nostra mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

While public bloodbaths, assassinations and ferocious feuds were often a way of life for these mafia bosses, they are now said to be keeping a low profile, choosing white collar crime over public shoot-outs.

The Camorra, one of the oldest and largest criminal institutions in the world, is known for its drug and crime operations, robbing people and committing violent attacks.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...rful-Ndrangheta-Camorra-Cosa-Nostra.html