The Hamilton/Toronto Ndrangheta clans in Ontario have relatives in Calabria and most likely in the USA as well. According to the following articles, the Ndrangheta are expansionist, they seem to be planting flags in many countries and it weren't surprise me that they would already have blood relatives present in several states across america plant new flags.
One example in the article below to take note of their expansionist ideology, is Raffaele Valente from (Brooklyn) assembling a group of well armed men. This is proof that they want a foothold in USA and won't limit themselves with just New York.
Given this information, and the fact that the Violi/Luppino have had a long standing relation with the Buffalo LCN for decades; it would be a logical assumption that they would have a strong presence in Buffalo.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/...about-the-calabrian-mafia/article/516307

March 2,2018

-1) From Calabria, but global :
Prosecutors say it has developed offshoots in 30 countries around the world, including the Americas, Australia, Asia and northern and eastern Europe.
-2) More corruption, less killing :
The 'Ndrangheta employs threats of violence but, like other Italian mafias, now puts more emphasis on corruption than killing, according to experts.

- 3)Phenomenal wealth :
A study by the Demoskopika research institute in 2014 estimated the 'Ndrangheta's turnover at 53 billion euros ($65 billion) a year -- more than Deutsche Bank and McDonald's put together at the time.
-4) Tough to crack :
The 'Ndrangheta has proven a particularly difficult group to infiltrate because of its reliance on close families.

- 5)Collateral damage?:
While its murder rate has been lower in recent years, the 'Ndrangheta still resorts to killing when it deems death necessary, and that includes abroad.

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/n...ted-in-coordinated-u.s.-italian-takedown

" As set forth in court documents, Lupoi also worked closely with U.S. defendant and ‘Ndrangheta member Raffaele Valente, who sold an illegal silencer and sawed-off shotgun to the FBI undercover agent at the Royal Crown Bakery in Brooklyn. In conversations intercepted on Italian wiretaps, Valente revealed that he had assembled a group of well-armed men in New York and that their base of operations was as secure as Fort Knox.