Sacra Corona Unita
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Sacra Corona Unita (pronounced [ˈsaːkra koˈroːna uˈniːta]; Italian for 'United Sacred Crown'; acronym: SCU), also known as the Fourth Mafia,[3][4][5] is a Mafia-type criminal organization from the Apulia region in Southern Italy, and it is especially active in the areas of Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto.[6]
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Founded | Early 1980s[1] |
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Founding location | Apulia, Italy |
Years active | Early 1980s–present |
Territory | Mainly active in the Salento area in Apulia. Its also present in other italian regions and countries. |
Ethnicity | Apulians |
Membership | approximately 2,000[2] |
Activities | Cigarette smuggling, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering, extortion, political corruption, prostitution, usury |
Allies | 'Ndrangheta Camorra Società foggiana Albanian mafia Balkans criminal organizations |
Rivals | Internal wars between clans of the SCU |
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