'Ndrangheta dominates Italian crime scene - report
Syndicate's reach all over Italy and beyond

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 13 - The 'Ndrangheta mafia is the dominant force on the Italian crime scene, with a reach that goes well beyond its tradition homeland in Calabria, a report to parliament by the DIA anti-mafia investigative directorate said on Thursday.
It said the syndicate was present in almost all of Italy's regions and many foreign countries too, including Spain, France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Canada, the United States, Colombia, Peru and Argentina.

It said it had acquired this lead role thanks to its cohesive structure and 'military' capacities, and strong ties with the South American drugs cartels.
It added that, in recent years, the 'Ndrangheta has also developed logistics operations for its drugs trafficking in western Africa, in particular in Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau and Ghana.
The 'Ndrangheta is one of Italy's four big organized crime syndicates along with Sicily's Cosa Nostra, Campania's Camorra and Puglia's Sacra Corona Unita.