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"Ndrangheta" strengthens alliances with Albanian groups, anti-mafia report reveals new criminal networks in Italy

2026-11-10 13:47:31Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Ndrangheta" strengthens alliances with Albanian groups, anti-mafia

Mafia organizations in Italy are increasingly creating alliances among themselves, putting aside traditional rivalries and divisions to increase profits from criminal activities. These collaborations also include Albanian organizations, which, according to investigations by Italian authorities, have established stable relations with the Calabrian mafia groups of the 'Ndrangheta.

This phenomenon is addressed in a 111-page report by the Italian Anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission, entitled "New modes of action of the 'Ndrangheta in Northern Italy", which describes the way in which criminal groups are cooperating in various areas, from drug trafficking to public tenders and business activities.

According to the report, it is not about the creation of a single mafia organization, where traditional groups such as the 'Ndrangheta, Camorra, Cosa Nostra and the Albanian mafia have lost their identity. On the contrary, they maintain their structures and connections, but create agreements and alliances to realize common economic interests.

In Milan, this network of cooperation has been named "Hydra", while investigations have revealed that criminal groups no longer necessarily operate separately according to mafia affiliation. They cooperate when they have common interests, using the same intermediaries, professionals and influential people in the business world.

Italy's National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, Giovanni Melillo, has stressed that investigations into the mafia's international activities and its penetration of business markets are uncovering more and more such forms of collaboration.

According to him, even in drug trafficking, the traditional distinctions between mafia organizations are fading. As an example, he mentioned investigations and arrests along the Reggio Calabria-Milan axis, where it was discovered that people historically linked to the Camorra have also performed intermediary functions in the interests of the 'Ndrangheta, operating in networks with international reach.

Another important element of the investigations is related to the relations between Italian and Albanian criminal groups. The Genoa prosecutor, Nicola Piacente, has stated that recent investigations have identified stable and strategic relations between Calabrian criminal organizations and Albanian groups.

This shows that drug trafficking is no longer necessarily controlled by a single organization, but can be carried out through agreements between different criminal groups.

The report also mentions investigations in Turin, where it was revealed that the 'Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra allegedly used the same accountant to evade financial market rules. Another court case concerns an alleged agreement between the two groups to manage electronic gambling machines.

Investigations have also revealed that Sicilian crime families were consistently buying large quantities of cocaine from Calabrian groups. While a drug trafficker who later cooperated with justice has stated that he regularly sold hundreds of kilograms of drugs to the Strisciuglio group in Bari and a Camorra clan.

According to Italian authorities, these developments indicate a change in the way organized crime operates. Mafia groups are maintaining their identities but are creating networks of cooperation to expand activities and increase profits, making relationships between criminal organizations increasingly intertwined.


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