Thus, "it became necessary for the Cosa Nostra to turn the major smugglers into men of honor—that is [Tommaso] Spadaro, [Nunzio] La Mattina, and Michele Zaza—in order to make them more amenable to its will."

XREF: Connects to broader patterns of criminal organizations absorbing independent operators into their hierarchy to gain control and leverage.

Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Busi…, loc. 621