Cosa Nostra Case

Introduction

Today, there are many drug trafficking cases which involves the Sicilian mafia, notably the ‘Ndrangheta. However, during the 1970s and 1980s, Cosa Nostra was famously involved in drug trafficking and was central family for drug dealing in Europe. Therefore, in this paper, I am going to feature, prominently, the evolution of drug trafficking, heroine mainly in this case, in Cosa Nostra since 1950 to present, and their decline leading to ‘Ndrangheta’s role in being the drug trafficking center in Southern Italy. In my arguments, I am going to look at the transportation of heroine and how this business has helped Cosa Nostra since inception until today. Finally I will investigate recent proceeding brought by the ‘Ndrangheta, the new

This ban effectively barred dealers from the business until 1959. The ban was highly questioned as dealers experienced massive losses due to their passive participation in the trade. Initially, they benefited massive profits from the business. By the 1970’s, Cosa Nostra entered into an agreement with other nations and formed the Sicilian Trafficking Connection, which tried to penetrate into South America. Heroine refineries were established across the island of Cosa Nostra in 1975 due to the shutdown of refineries that were operating in Marseilles by the French authorities. Sicily was the only next option to look unto for the progression of the Corsican gangsters’ smuggling trade. In addition to the involvement of Cosa Nostra in the refinery of Heroine, Cosa Nostra also decided to come up with strategies to control the distribution of the commodity. As there were already established distribution channels in the US, Sicilian Mafiosi moved in person to the US in order to take charge of the distribution process and ensure nobody hijacked their authority. This did not augur so well with the US Mafiosi. In response to this, therefore, police hunt of the drug was intensified in an attempt to discourage the Sicilian Mafiosi from the business. Even though, as John, D. (2004) puts it in his report, Cosa Nostra (p358), by 1982, the Sicilian Mafiosi had already controlled over eighty percent (80%) of heroine business in America, especially in the northern parts of the continent. During this period, the dividends accrued from the business were assumed as profits from the hotel business since at this time, the drug was sold to street dealers who as well looked for strategies of delivering to its