Organized crime in Miami
Organized crime in Miami encompasses the actions of several organized crime groups operating in Miami, Florida, and the Miami metropolitan area. Italian-American Mafia criminal organizations in the city are nicknamed the Miami Mafia. In the 20th century, Mafia bosses agreed to share South Florida as a territory open to all crime families, with the exception of the pornography racket, over which the Gambino family held a monopoly.
Criminal organizations known to operate in Miami include:
- Trafficante crime family, the only Italian-American Mafia crime family originating in Florida, though mainly operating in the Tampa Bay area
- Various Italian-American Mafia families that originate outside of Florida but operate in Miami, including:
- Sicilian Mafia
- Camorra
- 'Ndrangheta
- The Corporation (Cuban mafia)
- Dixie Mafia
- Israeli mafia
- Jewish mob
- Russian mafia
- Medellín Cartel
- Griselda Blanco drug gang
- Luis Fernando Arcila Mejia drug gang
- Jorge Valdes–Sal Magluta–Willy Falcon drug gang
- Jon Roberts cocaine smuggling and distribution net ( linked to Gambino crime family)
- Mickey Munday drug smuggling net
- Max Mermelstein drug smuggling net
- Barry Seal drug smuggling net
- Cali Cartel
- Martinez Familia Sangeros