2022 in organized crime

In 2022, a number of events took place in organized crime.

Events

• June 26 – A shootout occurs between the Mexican federal police and drug cartels in Nuevo León, close to the Mexico–United States border. Six officers are killed and four others injured.^[1]
• July 15 – Ex-leader of the Guadalajara Cartel Rafael Caro Quintero is captured by the Mexican Navy in Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico.^[2]
• August 10 – Cartel gunmen in Mexico burn down dozens of stores and block streets with burning cars in the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato in response to arrests of cartel figures by the National Guard.^[3]

Arts and literature

• The Outfit
• White Elephant
• Where the Wind Blows

Deaths

• January 22 – Ralph Natale, 86, American mobster (Philadelphia crime family).^[4]
• January 27 – Arnold Squitieri, 85, American mobster.^[5]
• March 10 – Mario Gigante, 98, American mobster (Genovese crime family).^[6]
• June 3 – Raffaele Ganci, 90, Italian mobster^[7]
• June 13 – Cosimo Di Lauro, 48, Italian mobster (Di Lauro clan).^[8]
• September 16 – Amedeo Matacena, 59, Italian shipowner, mobster and politician, deputy (1994–2001).^[9]
• October 22 – Umberto Bellocco, 84, Italian mobster, founder of Bellocco 'ndrina.^[10]
• December 13 – Frank Salemme, 89, American mobster (Patriarca crime family).^[11]

See also

• Timeline of the Mexican Drug War
• List of years in organized crime

References

1. "Six police die in shootout in northern Mexico". Reuters. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
2. "Mexican drugs lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrested". 15 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
3. "Arrests in western Mexico set off destruction in 2 states". AP News. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
4. Burnstein, Scott (24 January 2022). "Last Don Standing No More: One-Time Philly Mob Boss Ralph Natale Dies At 86, Was First Sitting Godfather To Join Team U.S.A. - The Gangster Report". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
5. "Obituary for Arnold Squitieri at A.K. Macagna Funeral Home". www.akmacagnafuneralhome.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
6. "This Week in Gang Land". ganglandnews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
7. "Mafia, è morto a 90 anni Raffaele Ganci, uno dei padrini delle stragi. Era stato trasferito in ospedale a Milano, in regime di 41 bis". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
8. "Camorra: Cosimo Di Lauro morto in carcere a Milano - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
9. Online, Redazione (16 September 2022). "Morto Amedeo Matacena: l'ex deputato di FI viveva negli Emirati da 10 anni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
10. "Rosarno, morto il boss Umberto Bellocco: era al 41bis dal '93". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
11. "Ex-Mafia boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies in prison at 89". WHEC.com. 18 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.