legal system of, 169, 201, 236, 251–52
mafia control in, 115–19, 151, 168–69, 192, 195, 200–211, 217–20, 230, 236, 239, 247, 269, 273, 308
media coverage in, 171, 198, 199, 200, 204
money laundering in, 192–200, 251–52, 254
murders in, 191, 195, 212, 221, 337–42
National Lottery of, 193, 337–38
’ndrangheta organization in, 167–206, 213–14, 215, 216, 217, 218, 229–30, 234, 298
police operations in, 172, 175, 178–206, 219–22, 238, 281; see also specific operations
Russian mafia in, 251–52, 258, 280–81
“tree” organizational structure in, 167–71, 175, 178, 182, 184, 186–87, 188, 192, 193–94, 199, 200, 203
U.S. relations with, 168, 178, 185–86
violence in, 168, 169, 191, 195–200, 205, 212, 221, 337–42
war on drugs in, 168, 178, 185–86
see also specific cities and regions
Ivan’kov, Vjaceslav Kirillovic (Japoncik; Little Jap), 261–62, 268, 272–74, 277, 284
Izar Castro, Héctor (El Teto), 101
Janukovic, Viktor, 286
Jardines del Humaya cemetery, 50
Jasevic, Aleksandr, 280
Jesús Fernández Mafla, Tiberio de, 130, 142
Jiménez Panesso, Germán, 360
Jobs, Steve, 132
John Lackland, King of England, 298
Johnny (Nigerian drug trafficker), 317–25
Jolly Hotel, 225
Joumaa, Ayman, 254–55
Julius Meinl stores, 263
Justice Department, U.S., 250
Kaibiles, 80–90, 91, 94, 96
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 276
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 362
Kerviel, Jérôme, 247
KGB, 265
King Rose Hotel, 196, 198–99
Knapp, Marcos, 64
Knights Templar Cartel, 62, 68–69 152
“know your customer” profiles, 256
Kololo II (yacht), 299–300
Kowenhoven, Peter, 287
Kramer, Michael, 198
Kristal (sniffer dog), 346
Kudriavceva, Svetlana, 251
Labin (sniffer dog), 344–45
La Dirección (the Command), 94
Lagos, Nigeria, 334
La Guaira, Venezuela, 179–80
La Maga (Mara member), 352–53
Laredo, Tex., 61, 96–97
Las Dos Erres, Guatemala, 84
La Spezia, Italy, 302
Las Ventanas (the Windows), 94
Latin America, 15, 34, 37, 52, 74, 80–91, 133–35, 157, 160, 187, 210, 230–32, 254, 283–84, 295, 306, 309, 322, 377–78
see also specific countries
Laura (cocaine addict), 117
Lavormarmi, 175, 177
Lazcano Lazcano, Heriberto (El Lazca), 97–98
Lebanese Canadian Bank, 254–55
Lehman Brothers, 247–48
Léopold Sédar Senghor airport, 320–21
Levinson, Robert, 267
Libera, 204, 208–9
Liberia, 321
Lidl Italia supermarkets, 197
lidocaine, 119
Lima, Peru, 331
Limbadi quarries, 172
Linnet (yacht), 299–300
Lisbon, 317–25
Little Odessa, 262, 268, 274, 279, 289
“Little One” (Mara member), 352
Livorno, Italy, 198, 291, 327, 331, 346–47
llipta coke, 112–13
Loaiza Ceballos, Henry (The Scorpion), 130
loan sharks, 173, 181–85, 201
Locatelli, Pasquale Claudio (Mario; Diabolik), 211–13, 215, 216–27, 236–37, 238, 305
Locri, Italy, 170–71
Lombardy, Italy, 179, 193, 212, 216
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) scandal, 249
LOPAV S.p.A., 237
López, Griselda, 53
Los Aboytes, 62
Los Angeles, 145, 350, 352
Los Cadetes de Linares, 49
Los Halcones (the Falcons), 94
Los Leopardos (the Leopards), 94
Los Mañosos (the Clever Ones), 94
Los Mochis, Mexico, 102
Los Negros, 42–43
Los Niños Zetas, 96–97
Los Pepes (Persequidos por Pablo Escobar) (People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar), 140, 142
Los Zetas, 43, 48, 50, 64, 65–66, 69, 92–103, 185, 186, 252, 304, 368–70
Lo Zio (Uncle) (drug trafficker), 205
Lucà, Nicola, 193
Lucenti, Luigi (‘o Cinese; the Chinese), 340
Luciano, Charles (Lucky), 259
Macchia della Quartarella woods, 346
Macrì, Antonio (U Zi; Uncle), 214
Madoff, Bernard (Bernie), 246–47
Madrid, 222, 236, 237, 238, 239, 306, 308
Maersk Sealand, 179, 292
Maesano brothers, 330
Magnex 2000, 272
Málaga, Spain, 234
Malherbe de León, Óscar, 59
Mali, 318–19, 321
Mamadu (drug mule), 315–25
Manaus, Brazil, 180
Mancuso, Diego, 175
Mancuso, Vincenzo, 172
Mancuso family, 172–80, 183, 199
Mancuso Dereix, Gianluigi, 137, 143, 164
Mancuso D’Angiolella, Salvatore (don Salvador), 136, 137
Mancuso Gómez, Salvatore (El Mono; The Monkey), 133, 134, 136–40, 152, 153–54, 157, 160, 162–66, 172, 174–75, 187, 189, 200
Manzanillo, Mexico, 364–65
Mapello, Italy, 237
Mapu Lautaro, 350
Mara 13 (Mara Salvatrucha), 351
Mara 18, 351, 353, 355
Marando, Pasquale, 183, 184, 191, 215, 229
Marando, Rosario, 230
maras (El Salvadoran gangs), 304, 348–56
Mara Salvatrucha, 351–52
marble quarries, 172, 177–78, 180
marijuana, 20–24, 34, 38, 51, 65, 113, 194, 198, 282–83
Mariposa (yacht), 299–300
Mariposa cocaine, 118
Marmo Imeffe, 177, 179–80
Maronna ‘ra Muntagna (Madonna of the Mountain), 176
Marseilles, 215, 216
Más que nada (sailboat), 300
Massa Lombarda, Italy, 197
Massolino, Guido, 299
Master Endeavour (ship), 318
Matamoros, (Mexico) 30, 57, 59, 60, 91–92, 97, 100
Mata Zetas (Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación), 66–68
Matteotti, Giacomo, 346
Mauritania, 322
Mazara del Vallo, Italy, 230
Medellín cartel, 20–21, 33, 127–28, 131, 138, 139, 144, 145, 147, 149–50, 158, 160, 176, 189, 223, 256, 295, 311, 357–62
Mejía, Carlos Alberto (Pipe), 222–23
Mejía, Daniel (Danielito), 160, 161–62, 248
Melara, José Alejandro, 353
Melato, Alessandro, 297
Melato, Andrea, 297–98
Melato, Antonio, 298
“Memory of Silence,” 84
methamphetamines, 51, 63, 65
Mexico:
armed forces of, 23–24, 44–45, 49, 60, 62, 69–70, 92
bribery and corruption in, 27, 31, 41, 44–45, 100
cartels of, 210, 243–46, 252–53, 255, 292–93, 302–7, 364–70; see also specific cartels
cocaine trafficking in, 37–39, 126, 243–46 292–293, 306–7
Colombian operations in, 127–28, 129, 131, 152, 157, 158, 186
br /> currency exchanges in, 243–46
drug enforcement in, 19–32, 64–65, 68, 69–71, 158
government of, 45, 49, 50–55, 64–65, 69–71, 92, 95, 99, 257
Italian operations in, 186, 190–91
legal system of, 70, 257
money laundering in, 252–57
narco-state of, 69–71, 131, 132
opium production of, 16–20
peasants in, 16–20, 23, 40, 58, 75–76
police force of, 25, 27, 31, 42, 48, 50, 59, 100, 293
U.S. border with, 20–22, 39–40, 44, 53, 57, 60, 61, 69–70, 102, 289–90, 328
U.S. relations with, 28, 31, 41, 58, 158, 366
see also specific cities and states
Meza López, Santiago (El Pozolero), 367
M5 construction company, 196
MI-8 Soviet helicopters, 281–82
Miami, 148–51, 157–60, 224–25, 245, 273, 279, 360–61, 362
Miceli, Salvatore, 214, 220, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234
Michajlov, Sergej (Michas), 263, 268, 276–77
Michajlova, Ljudmila, 265–77
Michoacán, Mexico, 28, 62, 63, 64–66, 70
Michoacán Family, 61–66, 68, 95, 152
Middle East, 254–55
Mike (sniffer dog), 344
Milan, 179, 203, 205, 213, 215, 230, 298, 335–36
Milan–Malpensa Airport, 179
Millennium cartel, 67
Milošević, Slobodan, 257
Mirage II (ship), 231–32, 292
Miss Colombia pageant, 134–35, 150
“mobbing,” 244
Moby-Dick (Melville), 289
Mogilevic, Semën Judkovic (Brainy Don; Don Seva; Pàpa), 251, 259–78, 284–87
Molè family, 335
“Money Laundering: Latest Developments and Regulations” (Edwards), 250–52
monopolies, 127, 217, 291
Montalto, Tonino, 229
Montería, Colombia, 136–37, 139, 143, 165, 174
Monti, Maria ( undercover agent), 224–26
Montoya, Diego (the Cyclist), 295, 364
Morabito, Saverio, 213, 216
Morelia, Mexico, 63, 65
Moreno (Mara member), 352
Moreno González, Nazario (El Chayo; El Más Loco), 61–62
morphine, 18–19
Moscow, 260, 261, 262–63, 266, 267–68, 271, 276, 285
“mother ships,” 291–92, 299
motorboats, 296–97, 299
Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, 71
MP5 submachine guns, 93
Muerte a Secuestradores (Death to Kidnappers) (MAS), 139, 140, 142
murders, 40–41, 45–47, 56, 58, 59–60, 65–66, 78–90, 91, 95–100
Mussolini, Benito, 346
Muzak (ship), 231
Naftogaz Ukrainy, 285–86
Namibia, 234
Naples, 231, 237, 281, 291, 301, 328, 329, 337–47
narco-banners, 95
narcobloqueo (narco roadblock), 292–93
narco dollars, 205–6, 222–23
Narcotics Traffickers Rehabilitation Program, 159
NASDAQ, 132
National Crime Squad, British, 243
National Criminal Intelligence Service, British, 277
National Institute to Combat Drugs, Mexican, 45
Na Waie, Batista Tagme, 316
Nepomuceno Guerra, Juan, 59
Netherlands, 234–36, 291, 308, 312, 332
neurotransmitters, 35–36, 120
New York, N.Y., 5–15, 129, 185, 186, 262, 268, 273–74, 276, 359–60
New York Stock Exchange, 73
New Zealand, 195
Nicotera, Italy, 172, 199
Nieuwe Revu, 235
Nigeria, 322, 323, 334
Nigoline di Corte Franca, Italy, 219
No. 48 (‘O muorto che parla; dead man talking), 338
No. 62 (‘o muort’ acciso; death by murder), 338
Nollino, Andrea, 339, 340
norepinephrine, 36
Norte del Valle cartel, 131, 135, 152, 159, 160, 295, 302, 364
Northern Ireland, 154–55
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 42, 43, 98, 99–100, 328
obšcak (criminal fund), 265
Ochoa Restrepo, Fabio, 139, 158
Oct Challenger (ship), 298–99
Odyssey, The (Homer), 298
Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklist, 185–86
Office of the Attorney General, U.S., 38–39
Oficina de Envigado (Office of Envigado), 161–62, 165
Olive Tree Party, 170
omertà code, 340
Onorata Società (Honored Society), 170, 171, 175, 176, 187, 195
Onwumere, Peter Christopher, 323
Operación Leyenda (Operation Legend), 31–33
Operation Crimine-Infinito, 168, 193
Operation Dark Waters, 306
Operation Decollo (Take-Off), 178–81, 189, 192–94, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200
Operation Decollo bis, 192
Operation Decollo Money, 192–93, 198
Operation Decollo ter, 192, 197, 199
Operation Dinero, 222–26
Operation Magna Charta, 298
Operation Meta, 330
Operation Millennium, 158
Operation Overloading, 202
Operation Reckoning, 185–86, 191
Operation Sword, 277–78
Operazione Solare, 185–86, 191
opium, 16–21, 25, 28, 31, 34, 38–40, 62, 282–83
Opnor (ship), 321
Orange Revolution, 285
Orechovskaja group, 263
Oseguera Ramos, Nemesio (El Mencho), 67
Oslo Accords, 154–55
Osorio Chong, Miguel Ángel, 54, 70
Ospedaletto, Italy, 302
Overdose (sailboat), 300
Paderno Dugnano, Italy, 168, 193
Padua, Italy, 329
Palace of the Thousand and One Nights, 45
Palermo, Caterina, 220
Palermo, Giuseppe, 235
Palermo maxi-trial, 169
Palestine, 143
Palo Borracho, 329
Palo della Banda dell’Ortica, 212
Palombini Bar, 225
Panama, 150, 231, 319
Pannunzi, Alessandro, 218, 229, 230, 238
Pannunzi, Roberto (Bebè), 211, 213–22, 226, 227–36, 238–40, 305
Pannunzi, Simona, 218
Papp, Katalin, 269
Paraguay, 334
Paramaribo, Suriname, 335
paranoia, 36, 123, 374
Paris, France, 119, 314
Paris, Natalia, 133–36, 137, 140, 143–49, 151, 157–60
Parma, Italy, 238
Parrita (paramilitary), 138–39
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) (Institutional Revolutionary Party), 100
Paso Fino horses, 223
Pastrana, Andrés, 154–57, 158
PATRIOT Act (2001), 242, 254
Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil, 84
Pay de Limón (sniffer dog), 345
Pearl cocaine, 117–18
Pelle, Antonio (‘Ntoni Gambazza) , 202
Peña Nieto, Enrique, 54, 68, 70
Peru, 232
phencyclidine, 113
Picasso, Pablo, 223
Pictet Cie, 255–57
piedra muñeca marble, 177, 180
Ping ideogram, 304
Pinochet, Augusto, 350
Piraeus, Greece, 233
Piromalli, Francesco and Giuseppe (Roly-poly brothers),
230–31
Piromalli family, 172, 305
Pistoleros, 360
Pistone, Joe, 80
Pizza Connection, 255
Pizzata, Bruno, 202–3, 205
Plan Colombia, 155–57
plastic surgery, 45–46
plata o plomo (money or lead), 127, 130
Platì, Italy, 193, 194, 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 230
Pocho (sniffer dog), 343–44
Poh Lin (ship), 332
Policía Federal Ministerial (PFM), Mexican, 101
Polsi, San Luca, Italy, 168, 186–87, 194
Ponte San Pietro, Italy, 237
Ponzi schemes, 273–74
Poptún training camp, 86–87
Porky’s strip club, 279–80
Portugal, 297, 317–25, 333
Posada, Rosa María, 154
Posadas Ocampo, Juan Jesús, 40–41
potassium carbonate, 75
Poveda, Christian, 348–56
Prague, 275–76, 277
Presidential Security Service, Russian, 269
Prestieri, Maurizio, 226–27
Progreso, Mexico, 98, 329
Project Coronado, 64–65
prostitution, 94, 135, 269–70
Puente Grande prison, 41
Puma, Commander (AFI commander), 101
Pupone (Big Baby) (real estate agent), 202
Putin, Vladimir, 285–86
racehorses, 223, 252–53
Ragal (sniffer dog), 345
Rambo (paramilitary), 188
Ramírez Treviño, Mario Armando (El Pelón; X20), 61
Ramiro (drug dealer), 184, 190
Reagan, Ronald, 29
Red Ribbon Week, 33–34
Resortito (clown), 95–96
Reta, Rosalío, 96–97
Revelation, Book of, 375
Rex (mule dog), 346
Reyes, Fernando, 47
Reynosa, Mexico, 60, 101
RHM Trust Bank, 222–23
Riina, Salvatore (Totò), 259
Rijeka, Croatia, 180
Rimini, Italy, 251
Rodríguez Orejuela brothers, 129, 142
Roizis, Griša (the Cannibal), 279–81
Romanò, Attilio, 339
Romano, Lino, 339, 340
Rome, 202, 215, 225, 227, 230, 232, 239–40, 300, 331
Romero Vázquez, Jesús Antonio, 100
Rosarno, Italy, 193, 202–3, 298
RosUkrEnergo, 285–87
Rotterdam, 291, 308, 332
Royal Air Maroc, 323–24
Royal Bank of Scotland, 249–50, 252
Rubens, Peter Paul, 223
Ruello, Nello, 204
Russia:
arms trafficking in, 272, 273, 282, 283
arrests and imprisonment in, 260, 263, 275–76, 284–85
banking in, 270–71, 274
cocaine trafficking in, 279–82, 283, 287
drug addiction in, 282–83