Cosa Nostra boss of bosses Toto Riina dead at 87
Sicilian mafia boss Salvatore (Toto) Riina has died in prison just a day after his 87th birthday according to reports. The Cosa Nostra bosses health had been slowly deteriorating following two recent...
View ArticleMassive Ndrangheta bust in Italy and Germany
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...
View ArticleTop Ndrangheta cocaine broker Nicola Assisi captured in Sao Paulo
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...
View ArticleTommy Gambino among those arrested in major Mafia bust against Cosa Nostra in...
The FBI and Italian authorities launched a major Mafia raid dubbed “New Connection” targeting the Inzerillo crime family based in Palermo and New York’s Gambino crime family. A total of 19 alleged...
View ArticleIn Fear for his life, an Italian Prosecutor Fights the Mafia
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...
View ArticleEx-Mafia boss Rocco Arico has been questioned in the killing of Carl...
Arico, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence for drug trafficking, extortion and weapons charges was questioned last week at Barwon Prison by the Purana organized crime taskforce regarding the...
View Article“Coronavirus COVID-19- The Mafia Impose Quarantine?”
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...
View ArticleDrugs and Corona: How the Pandemic is Hurting Organized Crime
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...
View ArticleThe Mafia Eyes Investing Vast Drug Profits in Australia
If there is one thing the mafia has proven over the years is that they are incredibly proficient at adapting to changing circumstances and environments. The current coronavirus health crisis is no...
View ArticleManhunt underway for Ricky Barbaro over the death of Ellie Price
A manhunt is underway by police in Victoria Australia for Ricardo “Ricky” Barbaro, 33 over the death of Ellie Price, 26. Miss Price’s bruised and battered body was found in her south Melbourne...
View ArticleCalabrian Mafia Member appeals Lawyer X Conviction
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: An appeal has been launched by a kingpin of what is still Australia’s biggest importation of ecstasy tablets. Senior Calabrian mafia member Saverio Zirilli recently had his first...
View ArticleRicardo Barbaro arrested after a 10-day manhunt
Ricardo Barbaro had been a fugitive since his girlfriend, Ellie Price was found dead in her Melbourne townhouse 10 days ago. The manhunt finally came to an end early Thursday morning when he was...
View ArticlePublic Officials among 63 arrested in major Italian mafia fraud
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....
View ArticleDozens arrested in joint Italian and Swiss sting against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia
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...
View ArticleAnti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri ready for ‘historic” mafia trial.
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...
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