Organized crime in Miami explained

Organized crime in Miami encompasses the actions of several organized crime groups operating in Miami, Florida, and the Miami metropolitan area. Italian-American Mafia criminal organizations in the city are nicknamed the Miami Mafia. In the 20th century, Mafia bosses agreed to share South Florida as a territory open to all crime families, with the exception of the pornography racket, over which the Gambino family held a monopoly.^[1]

Criminal organizations known to operate in Miami include:

• Trafficante crime family, the only Italian-American Mafia crime family originating in Florida, though mainly operating in the Tampa Bay area
• Various Italian-American Mafia families that originate outside of Florida but operate in Miami, including:
  • Bonanno crime family^[2]
  • Colombo crime family^[3]
  • Gambino crime family^[2]
  • Genovese crime family^[2]
  • Lucchese crime family^[2]
  • Philadelphia crime family^[2]
  • Chicago Outfit^[3]
  • New Orleans crime family^[3]
• Sicilian Mafia^{[4] [5]}
• Camorra
• 'Ndrangheta
• The Corporation (Columbian Mafia)^[6]
• Dixie Mafia^[7]
• Israeli mafia^[3]
• Jewish mob^[3]
• Russian mafia^[3]
• Medellín Cartel
  • Griselda Blanco drug gang
  • Luis Fernando Arcila Mejia drug gang
  • Jorge Valdes–Sal Magluta–Willy Falcon drug gang
  • Jon Roberts cocaine smuggling and distribution net (linked to Gambino crime family)
  • Mickey Munday drug smuggling net
  • Max Mermelstein drug smuggling net
  • Barry Seal drug smuggling net
• Cali Cartel
• Martinez Familia Sangeros

Notes and References

1. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/gold-coast-restaurant-in-hollywood-florida-was-mafia-central-10037906 How One Famed Hollywood Restaurant Became the National Center for the Mob
2. News: McMahon . Paula . Mob crackdown shows South Florida is still home for organized crime, feds say . South Florida Sun Sentinel . 4 April 2020.
3. News: Franceschina . Peter. Burnstein . Jon. Mafia has long history in South Florida and still active . South Florida Sun Sentinel . 4 April 2020.
4. News: Johnston . David . Drug Case Links Sicilian Mafia to Medellin Ring . New York Times . November 5, 1990 . 4 April 2020.
5. News: Hays . Tom . Anderson . Curt . Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily . Oakland Press . 4 April 2020.
6. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/the-corporation-a-history-of-the-cuban-mob-is-a-made-in-miami-story-10186614 The Corporation, a History of the Cuban Mob, Is a Made-in-Miami Story
7. News: King . Wayne . New Criminal Class is Flourishing in Sun Belt . New York Times. December 18, 1982 .