Do u guys think this guy could hurt ne body in the States? I thought I herd somewhere THE GAMBINOS had Connections to this Organization and that Cali Alledgedly was the go between mayb that was the Sicilian Mafia. But could this hurt Cosa Nostra in America like a series of IDITMENTS coming??? To the knowlegeble posters if u kno thanks?

The 'ndrangheta have fewer informants than other organizations, because they are more blood family based than camorra and cosa nostra. The only exception is the province of Cosenza where the clans formed as business alliances, not with family ties. I read the only boss in Cosenza really respected by the Reggio Calabria bosses is Francesco Muto from Cetraro. A tough bastard, that one. Tough, because did 10 years of 41-bis prison regime, and bastard because whacked the honest politician Giannino Losardo (honest politicians are too few in this world to treat them like this).

Frank Costello was from Lauropoli, Cosenza, the same town as my father's parents. Not that it matters much. Costello was as Americanized as anyone born over there can get. Just saying.

As an aside, there are still some Castiglias living in that village. I met some of his cousins on vacation over there years ago. They were all working class. If that. There's still A LOT of poverty in that area.

It's a sad thing that there is poverty, but at least there is more hope for this province than the others because the 'ndrangheta is weaker and not being based on blood ties, turn informants more easily.

I don't know where you live, Dwalin. I never asked. But if you ever have the chance, you should check it out.

Even in Russia where there are still huge forests, it's VERY annoying to stumble over bottles, plastic sacks etc on the ground while searching for mushrooms.

but they are NOT communists and DON'T walk around cities drinking vodka wearing caps with ear flaps

It's a shame. It's such a beautiful area. My Mom's side is from a small town in Matera, Basilicata. You can do the drive from Cosenza in a couple hours (even in a rented Fiat ). You have to head east, go up the coast, then head west again. But it's worth it because there are parts of Basilicata that are absolutely prehistoric. When Mel Gibson filmed "The Passion of the Christ" he chose Matera for the crucifixion scene because it's one of the most unchanged areas on the planet since the time of Christ. I don't know where you live, Dwalin. I never asked. But if you ever have the chance, you should check it out.

My grandfather's family comes from Craco,where they filmed the scene when Judas was hung. It's a ghost town and they often use it for films.