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Sacra Corona Unita (pronounced [ˈsaːkra koˈroːna uˈniːta], Italian for '"United Sacred Crown"'; initialism SCU) is a Mafia-type criminal organization from the Apulia region in Southern Italy, and is especially active in the areas of Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto.
Origin of the name
Informer Cosimo Capodieci said the SCU used "the Corona because it resembles a crown, meaning the rosary typically used in Church in order to carry out the functions of Jesus Christ and the cross… Unita because it was necessary to be connected to one another, similar to the rings of a chain."[2] Sacra (Sacred) because at the time of the affiliation the new member is "baptized".[3]
Activities
Originally preying on the region's substantial wine and olive oil industries, the group moved into cigarette smuggling, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering, extortion, and political corruption.[5]
According to a survey conducted by the Eurispes the main sources of income of the organization are:
Drug trafficking — €878 million per year
Prostitution — €775 million per year
Arms trafficking — €516 million per year
Extortion and usury — €351 million per year[6]