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| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Felice Maniero |
| Founding location | Campolongo Maggiore, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Territory | Northeast Italy, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna), Croatia, Slovenia |
| Ethnicity | People of Venetian and Italian descent |
| Membership (est.) | c. 5,000 Made members |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, extortion, pimping, murder, fraud, loan sharking, bribery, fencing, robbery, car theft and money laundering |
| Allies | Cosa Nostra Nuova Camorra Organizzata (defunct) |
| Rivals | Various gangs, mainly Romani, in Veneto |
The Nuova Mala del Brenta (NMB), also known as New Brenta Mafia or Venetian Mafia, is a criminal organization based in the Veneto region of Italy. The group is believed to have emerged in the late 1990s as a successor to the original Mala del Brenta, which was active in the area during the 1970s and 1980s.
The criminal organization's structure is like a Cosa Nostra and Camorra model, but more violent.[1] It is considered by the Italian government and Prefecture of Venice as including all the characteristics of Article 416 bis-cp,[2] the legislative definition of a mafia-type organisation with Mafia (Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta, Camorra, Sacra Corona Unita, Società foggiana) affiliations within Italy.[3]
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