'Ndrangheta

• Italian police arrest 334 suspects — including politicians — in anti-mafia raids

  Amongst the possible charges facing those detained were mafia conspiracy, murder, extortion, loan sharking, corporate fraud and money laundering.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2019
  
• Italian ‘cocaine king’ makes a daring nighttime rooftop escape

  Rocco Morabito had been the most wanted fugitive member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful organized crime group and one of Europe's biggest importers of South American cocaine.

  World

  Jun 25, 2019
  
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• Police launch coordinated raids on Italian mafia in Europe

  Police have made several arrests in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands as part of a major operation targeting the Italian mafia.

  World

  Dec 5, 2018
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• Italian mob boss Ernesto Fazzalari caught in his bed after 20 years on the run

  Italy's second most sought-after fugitive, a convicted, ruthless 'ndrangheta crime syndicate boss, was captured Sunday.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2016
• 87-year-old murder victim reputed to be a mafia boss

  An 87-year-old man who reportedly was a longtime underworld figure was shot dead Friday and a suspect identified as his son-in-law faces a first degree murder charge.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2016
• Archbishop in mob stronghold seeks papal approval for moratorium on godfathers

  A southern Italian archbishop has proposed a 10-year moratorium on the naming of godfathers in a bid to stem the way mob bosses uses the "padrino" system to spread their influence and authority.

  World

  Jul 1, 2014