Camorra hitman Gennaro Notturno has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities supplying information on years of mafia hits. The 47-year-old mobster has given police insight into why two rival clans in the area ended up going to war back in 2005 over control of the drug trade in the Scampia area of Naples. He claimed … [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…]
Antonio De Blasio a man with ties to the Montreal mafia was shot several times by a hitman Wednesday night in St-Léonard. According to the report, the 45-year-old De Blasio was near Parc Ladauversière near the corner of de Lisieux and de Paimpol Sts. where a soccer game was being played when a passenger … [Read more…]
The Musitano crime family has been a leading force in the Hamilton underworld for decades but there are signs that the times they are a changin. Violent attacks against the Hamilton Mafia family continued with what appears to be a drive-by shooting targeting the home of mob boss Pasquale “Pat” Musitano. According to authorities, … [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…]
Giuseppe Dainotti an alleged boss in the Sicilian mafia was gunned down in broad daylight while bicycling through the middle of Palermo according to reports. Authorities believe that he was shot in the neck by at least two hit men that pulled up alongside him on a motorbike or scooter. The 67-year-old mafia boss … [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…]
The bloody Montreal mafia war has led to an estimated 35 murders and multiple attempts and attacks over the past few years. According to this recent report from Daniel Renaud of La Presse leaders and influential members of the mafia in both Montreal and Toronto have been meeting in an effort to end the … [Read more…]
A rise in arson attacks in and around Montreal in 2016 may be an indicator that more violence is on the way as the bloody Montreal mafia war continues into next year. According to authorities from the Montreal Police Criminal Section, these arson events have become more abundant in the last couple of months … [Read more…]
More violence and bloodshed could be on the horizon as the fight for control of the Montreal mafia continues. Nicola Spagnolo a key member of the Montreal mafia and the Rizzuto crime family now has a contract on his head according to a recent report from TVA Nouvelles. Spagnolo was met by authorities who … [Read more…]
A popular Montreal eatery named Linguini restaurant located in Baie d’Urfé that burned to the ground last month may hold clues in the ongoing Montreal mafia war. According to a Journal de Montreal report, a meeting that included members of the Violi and Cotroni families took place there in early October. Among those present … [Read more…]
Pasquale Barbaro a reputed Sydney crime figure was shot several times execution-style in what authorities are calling a brutal gangland hit. The 35-year-old was born into the Calabrian mafia also known as the Ndrangheta according to local crime author Keith Moor who wrote the book “Busted” about the well-known underworld family. He was gunned … [Read more…]
Bruno ‘The Fox’ Romeo one of the highest ranking Australian mafia bosses has died at the age of 87 according to reports. He was a top leader of the Italian based Ndrangheta or Calabrian mafia which controls Australia’s drug trade according to authorities. He was known as “the fox” for his ability to evade … [Read more…]
The Sicilian-based Rizzuto crime family continues to be dismantled as the body count rises in the ongoing Montreal mafia war. There have been plenty of theories over the last few years as to who may be responsible for these attacks on the Rizzuto clan. But according to reports some mafia experts and police sources … [Read more…]
The ongoing Montreal mafia war has claimed yet another victim as Vincenzo Spagnolo was shot to death at his home in Laval. Spagnolo was one of the closest and most trusted confidants and best friends of former Rizzuto crime family godfather Vito Rizzuto. The 65-year-old mobster was one of the few people the former … [Read more…]