The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː (ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.

6 hours ago · Rome (Reuters) — Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite ...

13 hours ago · Italian police have arrested 181 people in a crackdown on the Sicilian mafia. Authorities launched a series of raids early on Tuesday, detaining suspected members of the mafia for alleged crimes ...

18 hours ago · Italian police have arrested 160 members of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, after wiretaps revealed moves by mafia families to recruit a new generation of footsoldiers and recreate their once-powerful ...

15 hours ago · More than 200 people sentenced in Italy mafia trial 04:04. Italian police arrested almost 150 people Tuesday in a major operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in ...

13 hours ago · Italian police officers on Tuesday arrested 181 people believed to be affiliated with the Cosa Nostra, as the Sicilian mafia is known, dealing what officials said was an “important blow” to a ...

Dec 4, 2024 · The Sicilian Mafia is made up of a coalition of criminal organizations—called “families” or “clans” in English and cosche (singular, cosca) in Italian—which engage in extortion, smuggling, gambling, and the mediation of disagreements between other criminals.

1 day ago · Italian police have launched a series of raids targeting Mafia clans operating in and around the Sicilian capital Palermo. More than 1,2000 officers were involved in the operation, which the ...

Oct 29, 2009 · From this history, the Sicilian Mafia emerged as a collection of criminal clans or families. Did you know? The Sicilian Mafia is one of four major criminal networks currently based in...

La Cosa Nostra evolved from the Sicilian Mafia and is one of the foremost organized criminal threats to American society. Translated into English it means “this thing of ours.”