Number one in the cocaine market, earning more than 53 billion Euros a year, the 'Ndrangheta is the most powerful branch of the Italian mafia. Their members are enrolled young into this huge organization, seen as a family to whom you owe loyalty. From extortion to drug dealing, the Ndrangheta is involved in many businesses around the world. Heavily armed, the organization has a stranglehold on the Calabrian economy. We meet the rare and brave few that are fighting against the organisation and accompany the police on the raid of a port and the arrest of a ’Godfather’. A look at the Mafia which has a stranglehold on Southern Italy. This documentary was first released in 2015. ------- Bear witness to monumental moments in human history, and human's most terrible crimes. Java Witness is home to incredible stories of good and evil, from fascinating stories of old, to chilling documents of heinous murders and modern-day mafias and gangs. From dinosaurs to medieval
Hide player controls
Hide resume playing