Originally Posted By: TheKillingJoke
Obviously there are regional differences: 'Ndrangheta are Calabrians, Camorra are Neapolitans. Huge differences also in clannishness. Ndrangheta groups are primarily composed of people related by blood and/or marriage. Camorra on the other hand has more of a gang-like structure and is less clannish.


Yeah, the Camorra has been called the most "porous" of the Italian syndicates. Probably why it's also the most violent and unstable.

Originally Posted By: Italianheritage
Thanks for the information. How long have both been around for? Centuries?


http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/organizedcrime/italian_mafia

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