For finding-out of opinion of people, on a site interrogation has been lead about that " What mafia the most dangerous ". Have voted 130 person. The most dangerous had been recognized Russian mafia. For Russian mafia have voted more than 40 percent interrogated, that has made 59 person. The Italian mafia has a little lagged behind. For it have voted hardly more than 50 people, It speaks that the Italian mafia is still dangerous if to consider, that in interrogation the Russian-speaking audience took part basically.

Ritual of dedication to Sicilian "Cosa nostra" spend, when the person becomes the partner of a mafia, and then, the soldier. As has described Tommazo Bushetto to judge Giovanni Falkone, three mafiozo should recommend the beginner, at least, it warn, that the mafia is created to protect weak against an arbitrariness strong; then devoting pierces a finger of the beginner and spills its blood for a sacred image, usually sacred. An icon placed in a hand of the beginner, light.

The government of Mexico wages large-scale war with a mafia. But the mafia is not going to surrender. During the next approach of law-enforcement services of Mexico on narkokarteli and the organized crime, quantity of murders and abductions in the country has sharply increased and has reached a record level. In the past to year in war with a mafia were lost more than five thousand person, that in 2 times it is more, than in before last. Mexico City has turned to world capital of abductions and extortion.

The picture about a mafia "Homorra" became the best European film of year. I am afraid of these children, so it is a lot of them, and at everyone a prize! - so the leader of ceremony - popular Danish showman Mikael Simson Bertelsen played a trick on the main winners evrooskara. In the answer the confused Italians were silent. On their stage was much: producer Domeniko Prokachchi, director Matteo Garrone, operator Marko Onorato, actor Toni Servillo and four scripwriters.

On December, 14th, 2008, the police of Tel Aviv has set free Nisima Al'perona, the leader of one of mafia clans of Israel.

The killed Jacob Alperona's senior brother, has been detained on suspicion in storage of the weapon. During a search, in a motorcycle of its confidant Gideona Rolera the pistol has been found out.

In view of non-participation in crime Al'perona have released, and Roleru will be pred'yavlenno new charge.

The Mexican mafia, also is known as La eMe is one of the oldest and powerful prison brigades in the United States.

On November, 25th, 2008 during a search in suburb of Naples the Italian police has confiscated from a mafia a mobile phone with built in 22-kalibernym a pistol. The aerial of phone simultaneously was also a trunk of a pistol. At the moment of withdrawal in the weapon there were four cartridges. To shoot, it was necessary to move apart the case of phone and to press the certain key.
The dangerous find is already sent for examination. On examination will define, whether it was used for fulfilment of crimes or not.

The Irish mafia - one of the oldest organized criminal groups in the United States, begun the existence in the beginning of 19-th century. The origin of the Irish gangs in streets of America has been immortalized in 1926 in Herbert Asberi's book of " the Gang of New York ". Later the Irish brotherhood has extended in many large cities of America, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and New Orleans. The Irish mafia as was engaged in criminal activity in Canada, Ireland, England and Scotland.