Mafia

The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as La Cosa Nostra (variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the name for a secret, criminal organisation which evolved in mid 19th century Sicily, and led to an offshoot on the East-Coast of the United States emerging during the late 19th century with the waves of Italian immigration to that country.

Countries with suspected Mafia activity

The following is a list of countries that are suspected, or documented, to have formed their own Mafia groups, Usually, each Mafia group makes associations with groups from other countries to keep their business running.

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Many of the groups from other countries have ties with the Italian Mafia.

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• Albania
• Australia (see Crime in Melbourne)
• Austria
• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Canada
• China
• Colombia
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic
• France
• Haiti
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kuwait
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Peru (see Aeroperu)
• Philippines
• Poland
• Russia
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Spain
• Slovakia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• United States (Including the insular area of Puerto Rico)
• Vietnam