Mafia – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

Mafia ‘mega-trial’ convicts 70 members of Italy’s most powerful clan

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021By Editor

An Italian judge has convicted 70 people connected to the country’s most powerful mafia clan – the ‘Ndrangheta, with some receiving maximum-length sentences. … Read More >Mafia ‘mega-trial’ convicts 70 members of Italy’s most powerful clan

EU

Bulgaria, Germany, and Italy launch Europe-wide raids on 46 properties over tax fraud investigation into Italian mafia

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021By Editor

A multinational police operation, run by Bulgaria, Germany and Italy, raided 46 commercial and residential properties on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of tax fraud by the ’Ndrangheta mafia. … Read More >Bulgaria, Germany, and Italy launch Europe-wide raids on 46 properties over tax fraud investigation into Italian mafia

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Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Europol has announced the arrests in an international operation with German and Italian authorities, as officers targeted members of the ’Ndrangheta mafia group over allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. … Read More >Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

EU

‘Black Axe’ bust: Italian police arrest 30 suspected members of Nigerian mafia gang

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Dozens of people suspected to be members of a Nigerian mafia group, including the gang’s alleged leader, have been detained in Italy after a series of raids around the country, police have said. … Read More >‘Black Axe’ bust: Italian police arrest 30 suspected members of Nigerian mafia gang

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Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

A grandmother’s tip-off over fears for her drug-addicted grandson has led anti-mafia police in Italy to arrest 33 people for alleged drug trafficking and for possession of illegal weapons in the southern region of Calabria. … Read More >Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

EU

Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

Anti-mafia police carried out sweeping early-morning raids against Italy’s most powerful mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, on Thursday, arresting 48 people and placing the leader of a political party under investigation. … Read More >Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized

EU

Italy kicks off its BIGGEST mafia trial in 30 years, 350+ defendants slated to testify via video link & in person

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of suspected mobsters and associates, including former politicians, are slated to be brought before a court as Italy’s biggest mafia trial in three decades begins on Wednesday. … Read More >Italy kicks off its BIGGEST mafia trial in 30 years, 350+ defendants slated to testify via video link & in person

Russia

FSB arrests 7 mafia-linked Russians it says were paid by Ukraine to kidnap leader of East Ukrainian rebel militia

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020By Editor

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained seven Russian citizens suspected of attempting to kidnap one of the leaders of the Donbass militia in Eastern Ukraine. The agency says they were promised a cash reward by Kiev. … Read More >FSB arrests 7 mafia-linked Russians it says were paid by Ukraine to kidnap leader of East Ukrainian rebel militia