Mafia law gives Italian families right to break free from life of crime Wives and children offered new identities to try to stop gangsters recruiting down the generations The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
The revamped hiking trail regenerating an Italian region blighted by mafia stereotypes Il Sentiero dell’Inglese – the Trail of the Englishman – is bringing new hope to Calabria’s Aspromonte mountains in southern Italy, one of the EU’s most marginal and economically depressed areas. The Conversation · Jun 24
Hollywood and the mafia myth: how Italian organised crime went global The Cosa Nostra in Sicily, the Camorra in Naples and the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria – by far the most powerful, but also the least known – are Italy’s three main mafia groups. In an interview with RFI, French criminologist, economist and mafia specialist Clotilde Champeyrache paints a picture of misunderstood… Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2025
AC Milan, Inter Ultras Arrested For Alleged Organised Crime Offences Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences as part of a probe into illegal profits made around matches and the infiltration of mafia gangs into so-called "ultras" groups. International Business Times · Oct 1, 2024
Italian police arrest 19 people in massive probe targeting mafia links to Milan soccer 'ultra' fans Italian police have arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties with the powerful ’Ndrangheta mafia group The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
‘These kids are violent, drunk on power’: can mafia children be saved from a life of crime? Meet the judge taking mini mafiosi away from their families to see if he can break the cycle The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024
‘Family connections’: mafia, the fruit and veg trade, and a fatal shooting in suburban Melbourne Calabrian-Australian families like that of John Latorre, who was killed this week, are synonymous with the fresh produce sector – but some have connections to the ’Ndrangheta too The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024
Italian tribunal sentences more than 200 in crime syndicate An Italian tribunal convicted 207 people on charges related to their membership in an Italian crime syndicate that is one of the world's most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. WEKU · Nov 21, 2023
More than 200 convicted in Italy mafia trial – with sentences totalling more than 2,100 years in jail Defendants had been charged with crimes that include drug and arms trafficking, extortion and association with the ’ndrangheta organised crime syndicate The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Over 200 gang members sentenced to total of 2,100 years in jail after huge Italian mafia trial Italy's 'Ndrangheta organised crime syndicate is one of the world's most powerful Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023
More than 200 mobsters convicted in historic Italian mafia trial An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. France 24 · Nov 20, 2023
More than 200 people convicted in Italian mafia ‘maxi trial’ Specially built courtroom in Calabria heard evidence of ruthless tactics of ’Ndrangheta crime syndicate The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
Verdicts are expected in Italy's maxi-trial involving the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate Verdicts are expected Monday in the trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Dozens held in Italian mafia crackdown MILAN: Dozens of people have been arrested in a new police raid against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia that has revealed how its multiple illegal activities have spread as far as Austria and Germany, Italian authorities said on Tuesday. Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2023
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023 The Good Mothers: Disney's groundbreaking drama tries to tell the stories of women in the mafia but important pieces of the puzzle are missing The music accompanying the opening titles of the new Disney+ series The Good Mothers is a lullaby in the Calabrian dialect:
Reuters · Jun 5, 2023 In mafia drug raids, 25 arrested in Italy, Belgium, Germany Authorities have arrested 25 people in Italy, Belgium and Germany in pan-European raids linked to an alleged drug- trafficking ring run by the 'Ndrangheta mafia, Italian police said on Monday.
Daily Mirror · May 20, 2023 Meet the brave wives and daughters who spoke out to bring down ruthless Italian mafia Nothing could stop what was one of most powerful criminal organisations in the world, no one would dare touch them - or so they believed
WEKU · May 4, 2023 Germany and Italy clamp down on Italian mob with raids and arrests The police operation, coordinated by European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, aimed to dismantle a network that includes the 'ndrangheta, Colombian drug producers and paramilitary groups.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 More than 100 arrested in mafia crackdown across Europe Majority of raids in Italy and Germany as part of campaign against the Calabria-based ‘ndrangheta
Reuters · May 3, 2023 The 'Ndrangheta: Italy's most powerful mafia group Italy's 'Ndrangheta has supplanted Sicily's Cosa Nostra as the country's most powerful mafia organisation, and has spread across Europe and the rest of the world. Here are a few facts about the fearsome group.
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 Police detain 130 in raids across Europe targeting ’Ndrangheta mafia Raids form part of three-year investigation into crime syndicate controlling cocaine flow into Europe
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 Germany, Italy clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests Police have arrested suspects and raided homes across Germany and Italy in a massive effort to clamp down on member of the Italian ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate
Reuters · May 3, 2023 European police arrest more than 100 mafia suspects in drug crackdown Police across Europe arrested more than 100 people on Wednesday in a massive crackdown that targeted the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs and weapons trafficking with counterparts in Latin America.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 27, 2023 French court agrees to extradition of fugitive Italian mafia assassin A French court has agreed to the extradition to Italy of Edgardo Greco a convicted murderer, suspected of being a member of the powerful ‘Ndrangheta Calabrian mafia, who was arrested in France in February after 16 years on the run.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 3, 2023 Italy asks France to extradite fugitive Italian mafia killer Italy has asked France to hand over a convicted killer believed to belong to one of Italy's most powerful mafia organisations. Edgardo Greco was arrested in France a month ago after 16 years on the run.