sorry if I dragged the conversation off topic.

on topic now

Like others have promptly said, today it's mostly southern Italian and foreign (albanian, romanian, and the whole eastern block crowd)

some leftovers of indigenous groups have recycled themselves as independent shylocks hanging around the three main casinos in venice (Ca' Vendramin, Casino Lido and another one across the street from the airport).

The last big bust took place in 08 when a bunch of former members and associates of the Mala were arrested along former right wing and left wing terrorists (from the infamous 1970s Lead Years) for wholesaling drugs to other smaller groups throughout Northern Italy.

The nearby town of Mestre is overrun by Northern and Central African gangs.

Until he got arrested in '08 Silvano Maritan, a former Mala del Brenta enforcer, was controlling few districts in that town and was said to be the last who could force foreigners to kick up to him.