Italian Police continue to hit ‘Ndrangheta Mafia
Thirty more members of the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia syndicate were arrested on charges of drug trafficking. Most of the arrest were made in the Calabrian city of Rosarno a long time ‘Ndrangheta strong hold with other arrest happening in the towns of Bergamo and Milan. Along with the arrest the police seized property worth over [...]
Top Ndrangheta Mafia boss arrested in Italy
After being on the run for over 17 years Italian police have finally arrested one of the ‘Ndrangheta top mafia bosses. Giovanni Tegano is one of the countries 30 most dangerous fugitives and a powerful mob boss for the Calabria Mafia. Tegano has long been wanted for various mafia related charges including murder and mafia [...]
Billion Dollar Camorra Mafia Clan Bust in Italy
Italian police have made a major move against the Camorra organized crime organization in Naples. In an operation that the Italian police have named “Nemesis” over 200 officers were used to raid multiple properties owned by the Casalesi Clan of the Camorra one of the most powerful clans within the criminal organization. Seized was property [...]
Italian police use Facebook to nab Ndrangheta Mobster
The Mafia has been linked to the social networking site known as Facebook over the last year or so and some even think the mob has used it as a recruitment tool of sorts. Well for one of the Italy’s most wanted Mafia fugitives using his Facebook account was not a good idea. The Italian [...]
‘Ndrangheta Mafia deeply rooted in Australia
The Calabrian Mafia which started out in South Italy as a more local power behind the larger Italian Mafia groups such as Cosa Nostra is now on the rise reports say and has expanded its power base to what some consider an unlikely place. The National Anti-Mafia Directorate in a report claims the Calabrian Mafia [...]
Italy defeating the Mafia ?
The Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has now begun to somewhat boast on the impact his govenrment has had on organized crime. Berlusconi is making it a point that the many indictments and arrest of mafia members is known by all. He has claimed his government has made more then any other government fighting the [...]
‘Ndrangheta Mafia bomb court house
A powerful bomb was used to blow up a court room building in Reggio Calabria. The bomb was exploded at the entry way of the building which hold the court prosecutors. Police say the bomb was made out of a gas cylinder with explosives somehow attached to it. Police report that no on was injured [...]
Italian Mafia moving into the UK
The Italian Mafia is now extending its grip into the UK for various operations from money laundering to drug trafficing leading organized crime experts report. Last week a gambling company named Paradise Bet Ltd. was stripped of its license because of connections to the Parisi Mafia Clan. Run by Savino Parisi the Parisi Clan has [...]
Mafia groups target Rome
The co-operation between the organised crime syndicates is a new and worrying development for the country’s capital, researchers said. The impoverished south of Italy has been the traditional power base for the country’s four mafia groups – Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, the Camorra from Campania, the ‘Ndragheta of Calabria and the lesser known Sacra Corona Unita [...]