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  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