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Ndrangheta mafia

Type: Organization

Name: Ndrangheta mafia

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Mafia boss gives himself up

This week the boss of one of southern Italy's most powerful mafia dynasties sensationally handed himself in to police after three years on the run - and now faces 16 years in jail. The BBC was inside the police station when it happened.At 4:15pm local ... [Published BBC - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Mafia, Rosarno (Italy), prison

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Why Has The Italian Mafia Returned to Colombia?

Italian Mafia Capo Santo ScipioneA spate of recent arrests suggests the Italian mafia may be making a comeback in Colombia, where the fractured criminal landscape makes it easier for them to exert control over the drug trade.The first to fall was Iacomino ... [Published InSight Crime - May 16 2013]

Entities: Italian Mafia, Colombia, Ndrangheta mafia, Cocaine

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Family convicted of association with the Ndrangheta mafia

Prison terms almost 15 years long (ANSA) - Turin, May 15 - Prison terms ranging as high as almost 15 years were handed down Wednesday against six people all convicted of mafia association.Sentences were also handed down on two minor offences following ... [Published ansa.it - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Turin, La Cosa Nostra, prison, Mafia

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Seven arrests in corruption investigation near Milan

Officials and entrepreneurs with links to organized crime held (ANSA) - Milan, May 14 - Police near Milan on Tuesday morning arrested seven people accused of having links to organized crime.The arrests include some local entrepreneurs and public officials ... [Published ansa.it - May 14 2013]

Entities: Milan, Arrests, Corruption, Investigation, Ndrangheta mafia

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

21 'Ndrangheta arrests near Turin

Gang 'dealt in weapons, drugs since 2007' (ANSA) - Turin, May 7 - Italian police on Tuesday arrested 21 people around Italy for crimes allegedly commissioned and committed by an 'Ndrangheta Calabrian mafia cell near Turin.The cell, or 'locale' in 'Ndrangheta ... [Published ansa.it - May 07 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Turin, Italy, Arrests, Giaveno (Italy)

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Over 190 kilos of cocaine confiscated from ship in Calabria

Drugs hidden in sacks of coffee, say authorities (ANSA) - Reggio Calabria, May 6 - Over 190 kilograms of cocaine were confiscated by police and customs officers on Monday from a Marshall Islands flagged ship in the Calabrian port city of Gioia Tauro.The ... [Published ansa.it - May 06 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Cocaine, Gioia Tauro (Italy), Drugs

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

'Ndrangheta headquarters turned into 'mafia-free' pub

'May it refresh both the palate and the conscience' (ANSA) - Turin, May 3 - A notorious bar frequented by the 'Ndrangheta mafia in Turin has been converted into a 'gang-free' pub. Once known as 'Bar Italia', the former mafia hangout has reopened as 'Italia ... [Published ansa.it - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Luigi Ciotti, Turin, Mafia

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

The Mafia’s Secret Bunkers was a portrait of a feudal land but it told only half the story

John Dickie (right) in search of the almost unpronounceable crime group, Ndrangheta (Picture: BBC)TV review: Forget pop culture villainy names such as Cosa Nostra, Yakuza or Yardies. If you really want to be a sinister crime group that puts the willies ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 02 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, John Dickie, Mafia

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Revealed: The incredible rat-infested escape tunnels and secret bunkers that Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia use...

Stunning new images have been released of the network of underground tunnels and bunkers that Italian mafia organisations use to hide from law enforcement.Covered in rat faeces, drug paraphernalia and dirt, the bunkers are a stark contrast to the billion ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 01 2013]

Entities: Ndrangheta mafia, Italy, Italian Mafia, Camorra, La Cosa Nostra

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Gunman shoots down two policemen in Rome

Continued risk of political instability is spelt out by an ally of BerlusconiA Carabiniere police officer lies on the ground after gunshots were fired in front of Chigi Palace in Rome, yesterday. Photo: ReutersEnrico Letta was sworn in as Italy’s new ... [Published Times of Malta - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Enrico Letta, Rome, Renato Brunetta, Silvio Berlusconi

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Stolen trucks go missing in Malta

At least 20 trucks believed to have been stolen by a criminal network associated with the mafia were shipped to Malta in 2011 but have since disappeared off the radar.The heavy vehicles are thought to have been brought to Malta in 2011According to the ... [Published Times of Malta - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Malta, Ndrangheta mafia, Police, Calabrian Mafia, Criminal

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 4 reports

AFP: Abductors free 10-year-old daughter of Bulga ...

Sofia. The kidnapped 10-year-old daughter of one of Bulgaria's alleged cocaine-trafficking lords, Evelin "Brendo" Banev has been released after 47 days in captivity, police said Monday, cited by AFP reported.Lara Baneva was left at a parking lot in the ... [Published Focus Bulgaria - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Bulgaria, Sofia, Cocaine, Ndrangheta mafia

Quotes

As the first ever "Ndrangheta boss to surrender to the state was driven away, an old aunt cupped her hand around her mouth and yelled: "Make sure you eat well.""

Mafia boss gives himself up [Published BBC - May 18 2013]

Two months later, Tomasso's arrest was followed by the capture of two drug traffickers working for rival organization the "Ndrangheta: Santo Scipione and Domenico Trimboli. Scipione, who is believed to have lived in Colombia since 2000, is one of the highest ranking 'Ndrangheta capos, while Trimboli, working on Scipione's orders, handled the logistics of the mafia's Colombia-Italy cocaine connection."

Why Has The Italian Mafia Returned to Colombia? [Published InSight Crime - May 16 2013]

More Content

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An ‘Old-Fashioned’ Gangland Killing In Sicily U... [Published International Business Times - May 19 2013]
Mafia boss gives himself up [Published BBC - May 18 2013]
Why Has The Italian Mafia Returned to Colombia? [Published InSight Crime - May 16 2013]
Family convicted of association with the Ndrang... [Published ansa.it - May 15 2013]
Seven arrests in corruption investigation near ... [Published ansa.it - May 14 2013]
Canada Exports Mafia War to Sicily [Published New York Times - May 11 2013]
Canadian mobsters killed in 'old-fashioned' Sic... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 10 2013]
Mafia asset confiscation measure advances in Eu... [Published UPI - May 09 2013]
Police seize 28 kilos of cocaine in Calabria [Published ansa.it - May 08 2013]
Murder of an Italian paparazzo: a tale of bunga... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 08 2013]
21 Mafia arrests [Published ansa.it - May 08 2013]
21 'Ndrangheta arrests near Turin [Published ansa.it - May 07 2013]
Letta eyes growth-boosting Expo clean of mafia [Published ansa.it - May 06 2013]
Over 190 kilos of cocaine confiscated from ship... [Published ansa.it - May 06 2013]
'Ndrangheta money-laundering probe snares 22 [Published ansa.it - May 06 2013]
Inside the Amazing Underground World of the Mafia [Published RealClearWorld - May 04 2013]
'Ndrangheta headquarters turned into 'mafia-fre... [Published ansa.it - May 03 2013]
Italian senate speaker laments mafia's innocent... [Published ansa.it - May 03 2013]
Smart Reads May 2, 2013 [Published Gideon Rachman's Blog - May 02 2013]
Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums added up to ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 02 2013]
The Mafia’s Secret Bunkers was a portrait of a ... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 02 2013]
Revealed: The incredible rat-infested escape tu... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 01 2013]
Revealed: The incredible rat-infested escape tu... [Published The Independent - May 01 2013]
Italian Mob Boss Arrested In Colombia [Published Fox News Latino - May 01 2013]
TV highlights – 01/05/2013 [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 01 2013]
Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums, Mad Men and... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 01 2013]
Exploring the mafia's underground world [Published BBC - May 01 2013]
Colombian Police Arrest One Of Italy's Most Wan... [Published InSight Crime - Apr 29 2013]
Gunman shoots down two policemen in Rome [Published Times of Malta - Apr 29 2013]
Gunman shoots police outside Italian PM's office [Published Radio New Zealand - Apr 28 2013]

Blogs

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Smart Reads May 2, 2013 [Published Gideon Rachman's Blog - May 02 2013] ♦ Ireland’s head of state says the EU must drop its “hegemonic” economic model and reform the ECB, or risk social upheaval and a loss of popular legitimacy. ♦ The Great Tax Race series turns to Ireland, looking at how Ireland has remained attached ...
EU politics: friends of the Mafia [Published EU Referendum - Mar 15 2013] The circus is back in town, as the European Council meets in Brussels. This time, there were about 15,000 demonstrators (small by Brussels standards) protesting about "austerity", with the issues of jobs and growth to the fore.This is because, by tradition, ...
Jihadists and Latin American drug traffickers m... [Published Borderland Beat - Feb 16 2013] Proceso (2-13-2013)Anne Marie MergierTranslated by un vato for Borderland Beat The radical Islamist groups who operate in the Sahara, the Sahel* and in the West Africa regions finance their military activities with money from drug trafficking. They have ...