Giuseppe Ursino a leader in the powerful Ndrangheta Mafia has been sentenced to twelve and a half years behind bars. The 65-year-old Ontario mafia boss also known as “Pino” was part of a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. He and co-defendant Cosmin “Chris” Dracea of Toronto who was hit with a ten-year prions sentence were arrested … [Read more…]
A new look into the inner workings of the Mafia is part of newly unsealed court documents associated with a recent international drug bust. Investigations by the FBI in New York targeted alleged members and associates of the Bonanno crime family and Gambino crime family of the New York Mafia while a parallel RCMP … [Read more…]
A coordinated Canadian-US investigation into drug trafficking including the fentanyl trade has led to the arrest of alleged members and associates of organized crime on both sides of the border. The RCMP conducted early morning raids across Ontario arresting nine people and issued Canada-wide warrants for five others with ties to the Calabrian mafia … [Read more…]
The Calabrian Mafia is also known as the Ndrangheta was the target of a massive mob bust, in which 50 people were either arrested or named for various alleged mob crimes. According to authorities in Italy the investigation targeted some of the most powerful Ndrangheta families and the Ndrangheta elite. The international investigation also … [Read more…]
Mafia raids in Canada targeted the Ndrangheta operations in the GTA arresting nineteen members on multiple criminal charges. More then 25 search warrants were executed in early morning hour raids in the Greater Toronto Area. An investigation into the Calabrian mafia known as the Ndrangheta that started back in 2013 being called “Project Ophoenix” … [Read more…]
Daniele Ranieri has been on the run since he was named as a target in Project Forza on extortion and conspiracy charges and is now believed to have fled the country according to authorities. The mobster is believed to run the GTA operations for the Rizzuto family in Montreal taking over after the murder … [Read more…]