The Papalia crime family is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, founded by Antonio Papalia in the 1940s. It is one of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton, with strong connections to the Buffalo crime family. The family was decimated after the 1997 murders of boss Johnny Papalia and his lieutenant Carmen Barillaro, ordered by the rival Musitano family. The last leader, Frank Papalia, died in 2014, but the family is still considered active.
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By the early 1960s, he earned his reputation from the French Connection , a smuggling operation that supplied over 80 percent of America's heroin market between the 1960s and 1970s—developing strong connections with the Buffalo family.