Yes, exactly, I was saying the governments of those countries is the same as the 'Ndragheta or Yakuza. The force a government can bring to bear when it decides to - especially these days where you dress things up as "terrorism" - was the point of that, not that difficult a concept to grasp about why that would deter most criminals from acting up during a prestige event.
Funny that you mention Italy, friend was telling me on how OC there took on the state in the 90's the other day, I'll have to read up on that.
edit : OG, hah, too much gangsta rap for me.