Italian Mafia moving into the UK

The Italian Mafia is now extending its grip into the UK for various operations from money laundering to drug trafficing leading organized crime experts report. Last week a gambling company named Paradise Bet Ltd. was stripped of its license because of connections to the Parisi Mafia Clan. Run by Savino Parisi the Parisi Clan has been linked to multiple crimes in the region and Parisi was one of the people arrested in Italy in the operation italian police code named “Domino”.

London has become a key location for Italy’s three biggest mafia organizations. The Camorra of Naples , ‘Ndrangheta of Calabria, and the Sicilian Mafia all are reported to have multiple interest and investments though out London. There have been multiple Mafia clan identified so far in the region such as the notorious Graviano Clan and the Brancaccio Clan. Also “Secondigliano Alliance” which is a linked group of clans within the Camorra have been linked to many investments in London including shops selling drugs and fake designer goods.

Even some of London’s financial consultants and institutions have been said to have links to  ‘Ndrangheta clans such as the Fazzari Clan and Aracri Clan. Members of these Mafia clans are said to be now located in London buying up property and making other investments for the Mafia family. In 2005 a Camorra family boss , Antonio La Torre was arrested after setting up a commercial empire showing links to the Mafia slowly moving into the area. Then in 2007 Camorra hit man Gennoaro Panzuto was also arrested in Lancashire where he was allegedly relaying orders back to Naples while conducting mafia business localy. These arrest clearly show that the Mafia thinks of the UK as a great place to not only hide out but also to conduct mafia business.

Mafia expert Francesco Forgione has written a new book called , Mafia Export which he includes a map of locations that investigators think the Italian Mafia Clans have begun to operate outside of Italy.

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