The Serraino 'ndrina (also known as Serraino-Di Giovine 'ndrina) is a clan of the

'Ndrangheta The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a prominent Italian Mafia-type organized crime syndicate and secret society, criminal society based in the peninsular and mountainous region of Calabria and dating back to the late 18th century. It is considered one of ...

, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in

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. The

'ndrina The 'ndrina (, plural: ; , plural: ) is the basic unit of the 'Ndrangheta of Calabria, made up of blood relatives, and is the equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia’s "family" or ''cosca''.Varese, How Mafias Migrate'Gratteri & Nicaso ''Fratelli di ...

is based in

Cardeto Cardeto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italy, Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria. Cardeto borders the following municipalit ...

, about 10 km southeast of the city of

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. The Serraino clan is made up of two groups of brothers, first cousins.

First group

The first group was led by Franceso Serraino (born in 1929), known as the “king of the mountains” for his control over the wood industry in the

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mountains.Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', p. 153Women in the 'Ndrangheta: The Serraino-Di Giovine Case, by Ombretta Ingrasci, in Fiandaca, ''Women and the Mafia'', pp. 47-52 Francesco Serraino was killed on April 23, 1986, during the

Second 'Ndrangheta war The Second 'Ndrangheta war was an internal struggle in the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria (southern Italy). The conflict raged from 1985–1991 in Reggio Calabria. Practically all the 'ndrine in the city of Reggio Calabria grou ...

(1985–1991), in a hospital in the city of Reggio Calabria, with his son Alessandro (born in 1959). He was held responsible for killing Giorgio De Stefano, at the time the boss of the

De Stefano 'ndrina The De Stefano 'ndrina, or the De Stefano family or De Stefano-Tegano family, is one of the most powerful clans of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina hailed from the Archi neighbourhood in Reg ...

, in 1977, at the end of the First 'Ndrangheta war. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', p. 63 His brothers

Paolo Serraino Paolo Serraino (born March 21, 1942), is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria. He was born in Cardeto, about 10 km southeast of the city of Reggio Calabria. Personal He is the younger the brother of the boss of the S ...

and Domenico Serraino (born in 1945) took over the reins of the clan.Sentenza procedimento penale Olimpia
Tribunale di Reggio Calabria, January 19, 1999 The Serraino clan was a protagonist in the Second 'Ndrangheta war, which grouped all the

'ndrine The 'ndrina (, plural: ; , plural: ) is the basic unit of the 'Ndrangheta of Calabria, made up of blood relatives, and is the equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia’s "family" or ''cosca''.Varese, How Mafias Migrate'Gratteri & Nicaso ''Fratelli di s ...

in the city of Reggio Calabria into either one of two opposing factions: the Condello, Imerti, Serraino and Rosmini clans on one side, and the

, Tegano, Libri and Latella clans on the other. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', pp. 65-68 Paolo and Domenico Serraino were arrested in Cardeto in July 1995.Catturati i mandanti
Corriere della Sera, July 14, 1995

Second group

The second group was composed of Francesco Serraino, Alessandro Serraino, Domenico Serraino, Filippo Serraino, and Demetrio Serraino. Their sister Maria Serraino married Rosario Di Giovine, and moved to

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in 1963.Milano: le donne della ’Ndrangheta
Omicron Nr. 19, October 1999 The Serraino-Di Giovine clan controlled the territory around Piazza Prealpi, a square located in the north of Milan, and via Belgioioso. Under the leadership of Maria Serraino the family began their illegal career with smuggling cigarettes and receiving stolen goods. During the 1970s, the trade shifted from cigarettes to drugs (including hashish, cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy) and weapons, and involved the whole family. The weapons were sent to Calabria, where their relatives were involved in the Second 'Ndrangheta war. The organisation was dismantled in 1993-1995 by three police operations, called Belgio from the name of the street where the clan resided.

References

*Fiandaca, Giovanni (ed.) (2007),
Women and the Mafia: Female Roles in Organized Crime Structures
', New York: Springer * Gratteri, Nicola & Antonio Nicaso (2006).
Fratelli di Sangue
', Cosenza: Luigi Pellegrini Editore *Merico, Marisa, ''Mafia Princess'', HarperCollins, 2010, . *Paoli, Letizia (2003).
Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style
', New York: Oxford University Press

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