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…]
Mexican cartels are advertising on TikTok Videos and photos of semi-automatic weapons, armored cars, piles of cash, and tiger cubs from Mexican mafia families have flooded the social media phenomenon known as TikTok. About The Mafia TV – YouTube In an attempt to glorify the Mexican mafia culture, members have been posting videos of exotic … [Read more…]
Messina mafia bust leads to 33 arrests On Wednesday, 33 members of the Cosa Nostra family clan in Messina were arrested by Italian police. These arrests were a significant blow to the Galli Family, who were allegedly trafficking drugs across the Sicilian city. Most notably, the Galli’s were organizing illegal betting on night-time horse racing … [Read more…]
Alfonso Caruana loses appeal in 18-year prison sentence Alfonso Caruana, known as the “boss of two worlds”, has lost his appeal. The former Woodbridge Mafia captain will now have to continue serving his 18-year sentence in Italy. Caruana, 74, has to face a possible 17 more years incarcerated after his 2019 conviction. He was accused … [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…]
Mafia starts anti-lockdown protest and accelerates violence in Italy The Italian mafia is doing everything in their power to prevent the pandemic from affecting their profits, and this was demonstrated on Friday. According to Italian officials, the mafia organized protests in Naples that quickly turned into violence and attacks on police. Protests have spread in … [Read more…]
Mayor of Rome says the mafia planned to kill her and her family Virginia Raggi, the mayor of Rome, announced that the Italian mafia had a plan in place to kill her and her family. Raggi became the city’s first female mayor back in 2016, and will be running for re-election this year. The Casamonica … [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…]
Matteo Messina Denaro sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia trial Sicily’s most wanted man, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been sentenced to life in an absentia trial Tuesday evening. Denaro has been convicted on the counts of murdering two anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, among others, while serving as alleged leader of the Sicilian … [Read more…]
19 ‘Ndrangheta Members Arrested in Trento, Italy. The Calabrian-based ‘Ndrangheta has seemingly expanded from its southern italian roots. Yesterday (October 15th, 2020), Italian police arrested 19 ‘Ndrangheta members on the Austrian-Italian border in the city of Trento, Italy. The sting was done in conjunction with another operation conducted in Reggio Calabria, where members of the … [Read more…]
[VIDEO] Mafia extortionist arrested after secret film emerges A mafia extortionist finds himself arrested after a video emerges of him trying to collect pizzo, protection money, from local businessman, Giuseppe Piraino. Piraino seemingly resisted the mafioso by showing him a picture of Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone, two former anti-mafia judges killed by cosa nostra back … [Read more…]
Fifth time is not the charm for ex-Mexican mafia member René Enríquez’s parole Ex-Mexican mafia member René “Boxer” Enríquez, 58, has been denied parole again for the fifth time. He was convicted for several murders in 1989. California Governor Gavin Newsom is obviously not convinced that Enríquez is a reformed man even after spending 27 … [Read more…]
For years anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, 62, has been preparing for an upcoming ‘historic’ trial against Italy’s infamous ‘Ndrangheta. Gathering together an enormous amount of evidence against hundreds of suspects. The first round of this court battle happened on Friday at a preliminary hearing in Rome. A case like this has not been seen since … [Read more…]
Giuseppe Fanara, 60, a former member of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra has bitten off and swallowed a prison guard’s finger. Fanara, who is serving a life sentence at Italy’s Rebibbia prison in Rome, was supposedly so upset that his prison cell was being inspected, bit off and swallowed the guard’s pinky finger. Fanara, whose new … [Read more…]
Former Canadian West End Gang member Ron “Big Ronnie” Mckinnon, 60, has died of cancer. Mckinnon was an enforcer in Quebec for the “Irish Gang” for 25 years, though he has not been involved in the gang or organized crime for at least a decade. Mckinnon used to work as a bodyguard for West End … [Read more…]