Yes, and increasingly in northern Italy and elsewhere in Europe [1], although it is barely felt by any citizen. The impact of such organizations goes from rigg

Yes, and increasingly in northern Italy and elsewhere in Europe [1], although it is barely felt by any citizen. The impact of such organizations goes from rigging construction contracts, for instance by imposing their affiliates' construction materials under the threat of burning the construction site, to controlling legal and illegal activities, such as the transport of toxic waste (which they just bury somewhere around Naples) [2]. More recently, members of both major parties have been caught asking votes controlled by the various mafias in exchange for favors. [3] [1] http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-vendetta-of-san-luca-in-duisburg-a-deadly-mafia-export-from-italy-a-500016.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-vendetta-of-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_death_(Italy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_death_(Italy) [3] http://napoli.fanpage.it/napoli-perquisizione-al-comitato-elettorali-del-pd-2-indagati http://napoli.fanpage.it/napoli-perquisizione-al-comitato-el... (sorry, couldn't find it in English)