‘Ndrangheta arrests

Anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri ready for ‘historic” mafia trial.

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Anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri is ready for an "historic" court battle with hundreds of members of the infamous 'Ndrangheta

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…]

Dozens arrested in joint Italian and Swiss sting against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia

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A joint Italian and Swiss operation against the ‘Ndrangheta has resulted in the arrest of 75 suspects.

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…]