&sq=&lang=&file=File:Australia_ndrangheta.gif) 'Ndrangheta in Australia by region
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| Founded | c. 1920 |
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| Founding location | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Years active | 1920s – present[1] |
| Territory | Active in all Australia, mainly in the Western Australia and Victoria regions |
| Ethnicity | Calabrians, Italian Australians |
| Membership | 9 'ndrine ("crime families") |
| Activities | Racketeering, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, money laundering, fencing, fraud, pimping, extortion, loan-sharking, arms trafficking, conspiracy |
| Rivals | Carlton Crew (running both operations concurrently 1970-present), and other street gangs |
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The Honoured Society (Italian: Onorata Società) is a Calabrian 'ndrangheta criminal confederation, started in Melbourne and currently active in all of Australia. Frank Benvenuto was a leading figure in the Melbourne groups until his slaying in 2000. Tony Romeo, another high-ranking member, was shot in 2002.[2]
- ^ AFP lands 'world's biggest drug haul' Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, news.com.au, 8 August 2008
- ^ Married to the mob, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2002