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…]
A joint Italian and Swiss sting operation against the ‘Ndrangheta has resulted in the arrest of 75 suspects and the seizure of goods worth 169 million euros ($188 million USD). A further 83 suspects were placed under investigation but were not arrested at this time. Italy’s financial police said that the large operation involved 700 … [Read more…]
Italian police have identified 63 people, including 11 public officials, involved in a crime ring associated with over 100 million euros ($111 million) of public works tenders, including EU funds. According to a statement from the Reggio Calabria Financial police, the operation, codenamed “Waterfront”, focused on the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the southern part of the … [Read more…]
Cesare Antonio Cordi stood behind the fence of an abandoned house smoking a cigarette. Unknown to the 42-year-old ‘Ndrangheta leader, police officers had been tracking his movements for a week in the remote Calabrian village of Bruzzano Zeffirio located at the southern tip of mainland Italy. Police were patrolling the town to enforce the government’s … [Read more…]
First published on Facebook a few hours ago by Alessandro Campi, Professor of political science at the University of Perugia, Italy, he wrote “ “I ask the mafia, the ‘ndrangheta, the sacred crown and the Camorra to impose, in the vast territories controlled by them, the mandatory home quarantine for all their countrymen who have … [Read more…]
Continually protected with heavy security, Nicola Gratteri leads the fight in Calabria against the world’s richest organized crime syndicate. The ‘Ndrangheta, whose roots started right at the tip of Italy’s boot and now span the entire globe, is being taken on by Italian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, 61. In December, the prosecutor organized thousands of law-enforcement … [Read more…]
The Siderno Group is a consortium of Ndrangheta clans from in and around the Italian mafia stronghold of Siderno. They are one of the most powerful groups within the Calabrian mafia. The Ndrangheta clans of Siderno have a very strong presence in other countries including Canada and Australia. The Toronto area branch of the … [Read more…]
Nicola Assisi and his son Patrick were both captured by Brazilian federal authorities in Sao Paulo according to reports. They are known as top international drug traffickers for the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangheta. They have both been convicted of international drug trafficking. Nicola was sentenced to 14 years in prison before … [Read more…]
Rocco Morabito a boss in the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangheta is on the run after escaping from a prison in Uruguay. The 52-year-old mobster was arrested in Uruguay back in 2017 after being on the run for more than a decade. Morabito was dubbed in the media as the “Cocaine King … [Read more…]
Authorities took down approximately 170 members and associates of the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangeta in a massive anti-mafia bust in Italy and Germany. According to reports the Farao clan and Marincola clan based in the Calabrian city of Ciro Marina were the main targets of the investigation. Investigators claim the mafia … [Read more…]
Rocco Morabito an alleged boss in the Calabrian mafia also known as the Ndrangheta was arrested in Uruguay after being on the run for more than 20 years. He was convicted of mafia association and drug trafficking before disappearing and becoming one of Italy’s most wanted fugitives. According to reports, Morabito was arrested at a … [Read more…]
Fugitive mafia boss Vincenzo Macri has been arrested in Guarulhos International Airport near Sao Paulo, Brazil according to Brazilian and Italian authorities. Macri has been described as a top boss of the Commisso crime clan of the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangheta. Authorities took the mobster into custody at the Sao Paulo … [Read more…]
Calabrian mafia scion Angelo Musitano was shot to death in the driveway of his suburban home in Hamilton’s Waterdown community Tuesday afternoon according to various reports. According to authorities, several shots were fired at Musitano as he pulled into the driveway and he was found dead in his vehicle by emergency crews. Hamilton police … [Read more…]
One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives Ndrangheta mafia boss Antonio Pelle has been captured after being on the run for the last five years. Pelle 54, was found hiding in a bunker at his home built between his sons room and a bathroom. The Ndrangheta boss climbed out on the top of an armoire … [Read more…]
Ernesto Fazzalari a top Ndrangheta mafia boss and the second most wanted fugitive behind Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been captured. Fazzalari has been on the run for more then 20 years and is known as a merciless killer according to prosecutors. The Calabrian mafia boss was caught by the Carabinieri (paramilitary police) … [Read more…]