Genoa, mafia, the Dia: "In the city there are elements linked to the Riina clan, the 'ndrangheta remains the strongest organization in the area"
by Editorial Staff

Thu 14 September 2023

The presence of men from the Lo Piccolo family has been detected, linked to the ring of the "boss of bosses"

In Liguria, the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate recently detected "the dusty presence of subjects already recognized as members of the Lo Piccolo family from Palermo". The Lo Piccolio are linked to Totò Riina, the boss at the head of the Corleonesi, the ruthless wing of the mafia. The presence of members of the Sicilian clans of the Emmanuello and the Galatolo-Fontana family is also documented.

The 'ndrangheta, however, remains the most branched criminal organization in Liguria. "The Calabrian mafia crime represents the main indigenous criminal phenomenon present in the area with its own structured structures and, specifically, the premises of Genoa and Lavagna (Genoa, Ventimiglia and Bordighera (Imperia), indicating "Liguria" as a macro-area" subjected to the control of the Calabrian gangs settled here".

As regards the Camorra, investigators have detected the presence of people affiliated with the Casalesi, Zaza-Mazzarella, Amato-Pagano, D'Amico and Rinaldi clans.

Various foreign associations also operate in the Ligurian territory, especially in drug trafficking, particularly African, South American and Eastern European ones. The Albanian criminal groups, on the other hand, "are at a higher level because they are well structured and capable of interacting directly with the South American cartels".