The 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia and the Mexican drug cartels have teamed up in Australia as reported by Mark Schlieb for The Australian: "The head of the UN's Office of Drugs and Crime in Mexico City, Antonio Mazzitelli, believes Mexican drug cartels have struck deals with Australian members of the powerful Italian mafia group, the 'Ndrangheta, to capitalize on the country's hugely profitable cocaine trade."
The Calabrian Mafia has close ties to Colombian drug lords, and it dominates the European cocaine trade. Italian authorities estimate that the 'Ndrangheta annually generates $38 billion in drug revenue.
Last Thursday Italian authorities arrested 27 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta in a drug bust as reported by Adnkronos: "The group has specifically been accused of transporting tonnes of cocaine between South America, Australia and Europe via Colombian drug traffickers."
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