The Mafia suffers from being apolitical. The most ruthless organisations are driven by political ideologies, not the pursuit of filthy lucre. Yeah, they need the moolah to finance their armed struggles but it's only a means to further their progress. The most feared and efficient organisation is based in Britain and Ireland. From accepting assistance from the Libyan godfather himself Gadafi aroung the time of Lockerbie bombing to teaching FARC how to use oxygen propelled mortars, the IRA is an absolute nightmare. Peter Mandelson ( ex Northern Ireland ,secretary of State appointed by Tony Blair) said recently in a men's magazine in Britain, that the Britsih governemnt doesn't have the stomach to fight the IRA and win. It could never win unless human rights abuses are taken as par for the course. There's a plethora of orgs like Amnesty Intl who'd go ga-ga if this happened. The Brits tried it with internment without trial, Dublin-Monaghan bombings of 1974( 34 dead, worst act of carnage on this island , alleged British security force collusion ) and Bloody Sunday in 1970s. This was the catalyst for mass youth recruitment to the Provos ( provisional IRA - 'Provos' or as they say in the north - 'hoods')
Nowadays, Sinn Fein - Armani suits, richest political party in Ireland, trained in PR ,intimidation techniques ,mass media by East German secret police in 1980s, drawing the queen's shilling - holding Westmnister offices, have entered Stormont too, once a bastion of Protestantism and sectarianism.