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. Starting 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.^[1]

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:
  • Bonanno crime family^[2]
  • Colombo crime family^[3]
  • Gambino crime family^[2]
  • Genovese crime family^[2]
  • Lucchese crime family^[2]
  • Philadelphia crime family^[2]
  • Chicago Outfit^[3]
  • New Orleans crime family^[3]
• Sicilian Mafia^[4][5]
• Camorra
• 'Ndrangheta
• The Corporation (Cuban mafia)^[6]
• Dixie Mafia^[7]
• Israeli mafia^[3]
• Jewish mob^[3]
• Russian mafia^[3]
• 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