‘Ndrangheta “maxi-trial” aims to give 322 defendants 5,000 years in prison. Hundreds of alleged members of the ‘Ndrangheta and their white-collar collaborators face sentencing this week following a historic, nearly three-year trial. Prosecutors have asked for 5,000 years worth of prison sentences for 322 defendants, who bear nicknames like “The Wolf,” “Fatty,” “Sweetie,” and “Lamb … [Read more…]
Guardia di Finanza arrest 40 ‘Ndrangheta suspects for drug trafficking with Chinese money brokers On Tuesday, Italian police executed 40 arrest warrants in the city of Bologna. Among those arrested were four Albanian suspects along with two Chinese suspects. The alleged ‘Ndrangheta members are accused of trafficking narcotics alongside Latin American allies using exclusive networks … [Read more…]
49 alleged ‘Ndrangheta mafia members, including potential woman boss, arrested in Italy Forty-nine suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta, the mafia in the far south of the country, on the outskirts of Milan, have been arrested by Italian police. One of the arrested suspects appears to be an unknown woman who ran a local clan of … [Read more…]
RECAP: Rocco Morabito, alleged ‘Ndrangheta boss who was on the run for 28 years, returns to Rome He has been identified as one of the top narcotics brokers in the world, according to the Italian police. A Milan court found Morabito, 55, guilty in absentia of all charges against him in 2001, and he now … [Read more…]
Italian police seize 800 million euros worth of ‘Ndrangheta assets Italian officials have seized assets from a trio of ‘Ndrangheta-linked brothers totaling around 800 million euros on Thursday. The three Perri brothers, named Pasqualino, Marcello, and Franco according to the AGI news agency, were known to have longstanding ties with Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia. One of … [Read more…]
Most-wanted mafia boss Rocco Morabito arrested in Brazil years after 2019 prison escape On Monday, Brazil’s Federal Police arrested one of Italy’s most-wanted mobsters, putting an end to a years-long international chase after Rocco Morabito, a prominent member of one of the world’s most powerful crime syndicates, the ‘Ndrangheta. After having been on the run … [Read more…]
Millions of euros seized in anti-‘Ndrangheta operation Italy led a Europe-wide police operation Wednesday against the ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group, seizing cocaine and millions of euros in assets in early morning raids. Several hundred police and officials in Italy, Germany, Spain and Romania were involved in the operation aimed at breaking up drug trafficking and … [Read more…]
‘Ndrangheta fugitive found, arrested after posting YouTube cooking videos A Mafia fugitive, who has been on the run since 2014, has been caught after being spotted in YouTube cooking videos he made with his wife, Italian police said last Monday. Marc Feren Claude Biart, 53, had been avoiding his ordered arrest for alleged cocaine trafficking … [Read more…]
Most-wanted ‘Ndrangheta member arrested in Barcelona A member of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta who had been on the run since 2018 and was on the list of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives was arrested in Barcelona on Friday. Giuseppe Romeo, a key player in the ‘Ndrangheta’s European cocaine trade, received 20 years in jail on mafia and … [Read more…]
Canadian anti-mafia prosecution falls apart after police misconduct Charges from Ontario’s most substantial investigation into Italian organized crime have been suspended due to police misconduct. The investigation, titled Project Sindacato, was an 18-month long operation that led to the arrests of alleged Figliomeni Crime Family members, including the reported leader of the ‘Ndrangheta-based group Angelo … [Read more…]
Former ‘Ndrangheta boss to testify in massive trial Luigi Bonaventura, 49, former high-ranking member in the ‘Ndrangheta, is set to testify in the current trial against 350 ‘Ndrangheta members. The trial began on Wednesday and is expected to be two years in length in Lamezia Terme, southern Calabria. Suspects include lawyers, politicians, businesspeople and more hardened … [Read more…]
Italian woman murdered and ‘fed to pigs’ by mafia over land dispute Maria Chindamo, a 42-year-old businesswoman from the Calabria region in Italy, was murdered and fed to a group of pigs after refusing to give her land to a mafia-involved neighbor. Chindamo vanished from her Limbadi municipality farm on May 6th, 2016 and was … [Read more…]
Judge indicts 444 suspected ‘Ndrangheta members On November 28th, 444 suspected member of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia clan were indicted for murder, attempted murder, money laundering, extortion, drug trafficking, and more. A judicial source states that a trial of 355 out of the total 444 suspects will begin on January 13th. The trial will be the … [Read more…]
Italian Officials Seize Cocaine Hidden in Chilean Mussels On Thursday, Italian officials reported that over 2,000 pounds of cocaine had been seized at the port of Gioia Tauro. The 37 bags, split into 800 parcels, of pure cocaine were found in a container of frozen mussels and seafood from Chile. If the load was to … [Read more…]
Italian mob boss accidentally released after two-year search Vittorio Raso, an italian mob boss who has been evading Spanish police for two years, has vanished following his accidental release by a court. Believed to be a high-ranking figure in the ‘Ndrangheta family in Calabria, the 41-year-old was arrested in Barcelona where he was hiding at … [Read more…]