Quintero and Cariana clan family
also: Klan, Kunterra and Karuna families, the Klan
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Claims (4)
Quintero and Cariana clan trafficked
Cosa Nostra host_asserted
“not only joined by mafia bonds, but also blood ties. According to the Mafia Commission, the Klan played a central role in international drug trafficking that went from Italy to Canada to Venezuela. And this is one that the CIA worked with c…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner LIVE RESEARCH INTO OPERATION GLADIO @ 54:35
Tommaso Buscetta exposed
Quintero and Cariana clan host_asserted
“also known as whatever that name is, Tommaso Buscetta and Gattano Badalana Menta. All of them were acquainted to the original clan and brothers. The famous turncoat, Buscetta, told an anti-mafia judge, Giovanni Falcon,…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner LIVE RESEARCH INTO OPERATION GLADIO @ 1:02:52
Quintero and Cariana clan trafficked
Pizza Connection host_asserted
“almost certainly was involved in the heroin trafficking networks in the 50s. Oh, yes, they were. Their names appeared in investigations of famous cases like the French Connection and in the 70s in the Pizza Connection in the 1980s. Several …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner LIVE RESEARCH INTO OPERATION GLADIO @ 1:01:53
Quintero and Cariana clan trafficked
French Connection host_asserted
“almost certainly was involved in the heroin trafficking networks in the 50s. Oh, yes, they were. Their names appeared in investigations of famous cases like the French Connection and in the 70s in the Pizza Connection in the 1980s. Several …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner LIVE RESEARCH INTO OPERATION GLADIO @ 1:01:53
Mentions (18)
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That was all done in 2019, which is weird that this article doesn't mention it because it was obviously updated since then. Taking advantage of post-World War II migration in the 80s and 90s, members of the Kunterra and Karuna families foun…
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The next thing that she had sent me, let's go over there. Let's see. This is the mafia clan that was mentioned in that article. The Cosa Nostra held key positions in illicit drug trade money laundering in the 1980s and 90s. Actually, it wen…
▶ 54:05
when they were all taken down. The Italian press baptized the clan, the Rothschilds of the mafia, the bankers of the Costa Nostra. Italian prosecutors described this mafia clan as an international holding, a holding which secured certain se…
▶ 54:35
not only joined by mafia bonds, but also blood ties. According to the Mafia Commission, the Klan played a central role in international drug trafficking that went from Italy to Canada to Venezuela. And this is one that the CIA worked with c…
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If they were effective, the judges, if they ruled the wrong way, would get killed. So it was just perfunctory theater when you had a trial there because the mafia wasn't going to get convicted. In 1966, police reports concluded that Siculia…
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Leonardo and Pascual exploited every economic activity in the village and the surrounding communities. They had created an atmosphere of omarta through violence and intimidation. They made sure that nobody dared to denounce them. The Argent…
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after he was deported from Canada of the area under leadership of the mafia boss in the province of Argento. Giuseppe Settecassi, the power base of the Klan, reached into politics. An influential politician, Calargerio Manino,…
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of the Christian Democrat Party, which was the party favored by the CIA, was a witness at the marriage of Leonardo. Leonardo was murdered in 81 in front of his house in Palermo on the day of his other son's marriage. The killing occurred at…
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Canadian immigration records show that Pasquale and Libario brothers arrived in 1951 and acquired Canadian nationality in 57. They moved up and down between Sicily and Montreal, setting up a base on both sides of the Atlantic. And this is i…
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to come into the United States. So this is very interesting. It says, according to their own story, they worked hard in Canada, starting plowing snow as barbers, saving enough money to start the first shop, a pizzeria. However, more likely …
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The Argento court banned several members of clan to locations elsewhere in Italy, mostly in the North, but they chose to leave the country instead. They moved to Montreal in Canada, but one of them, Giuseppe preferred Rio de Janeiro in Braz…
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military general dictator is in firm control of Brazil. So this makes perfect sense. Let's just take them to these operations overseas that we can use them over there. Some of them moved to Caracas in Venezuela, which of course also during …
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In Italy's major mafia trials ended in the non-convictions of most of the mafia bosses. Some of the clan went to the Italian mainland, a seashore resort near Rome. Some went to the UK. Some remained in Caracas, while others remained in Mont…
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family as if it's a Sicilian territory. According to the Italian police, the structure and hierarchy of the mafia has been entirely reproduced in Venezuela. The Quintero and Cariana clan had direct links to the ruling commission of the Sici…
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The Klan initially sided with the established mafia families of Palermo, who were massacred by the Corleones, headed by Salvadori Rina. However, they apparently were able to find some kind of an agreement. The families were necessary and ir…
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almost certainly was involved in the heroin trafficking networks in the 50s. Oh, yes, they were. Their names appeared in investigations of famous cases like the French Connection and in the 70s in the Pizza Connection in the 1980s. Several …
▶ 1:02:52
also known as whatever that name is, Tommaso Buscetta and Gattano Badalana Menta. All of them were acquainted to the original clan and brothers. The famous turncoat, Buscetta, told an anti-mafia judge, Giovanni Falcon,…
▶ 1:03:21
In 1984, how he had met the Klan in Montreal in 69 during Christmas. Bosetta stayed at Pasquale Quintero's house, recovering from VD. They were introduced to him by a man of honor. When Bosetta met them, they were already very rich. They we…