He's forced his way into businesses other mafia groups have run for years.

There are others as well, like the mafia groups in Russia that make money from drugs and weapons.

But there were disputes, he said, about which Mafia group controlled the union.

Mafia groups operate much more frequently now that there is apparently less risk.

"There is also talk of a possible link to the biggest mafia group in Belgrade."

She then finds herself being hunted by members of the Friends while trying to unite the mafia groups to her cause.

He compared the effect to that of a Mafia group being forced to move and find new police officers to bribe.

With his capture, officials say the leaders of the region's five Mafia groups are either serving long prison terms or awaiting trial.

Karenga's group is considered one of the most dangerous black "Mafia" groups in existence.

It is the third trial in four years that the reputed leader of the nation's most powerful Mafia group has faced.