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Police arrest three in Foggia mafia crackdown

Dawn raids target Foggia mafia

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Dawn raids target Foggia mafia

Police have arrested three suspected murderers and issued 18 further precautionary measures in a coordinated operation targeting extortion rackets run by the Foggia mafia and its affiliated Gargano clans.

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Marcello Dell'Utri

Dell’Utri and ex-wife face trial over €42million in Berlusconi transfers

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Dell’Utri and ex-wife face trial over €42million in Berlusconi transfers

Silvio Berlusconi’s most loyal political fixer, Marcello Dell’Utri is heading back to court aged 84. He is accused of hiding vast capital flows from the late tycoon that he was legally obliged to disclose.

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Roberto Mazzarella, mafia leader arrested on holida on the amalfi Coast. Foto: Cortesía

Mazzarella, Italy’s fourth most wanted, arrested

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mazzarella, Italy’s fourth most wanted, arrested

He was one of Italy’s most wanted fugitives, hunted for more than a year on charges of murder. But Roberto Mazzarella, 48, head of one of Naples’ most powerful Camorra clans, was undone not by a tip-off or an informant but by an Easter holiday.

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Giovanni Brusca is now a free man

Giovanni Brusca, Killer of Falcone, is now free

June 5, 2025June 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Giovanni Brusca, Killer of Falcone, is now free

Giovanni Brusca, the mafia hitman who detonated the bomb that killed anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone in 1992, is now officially a free man.

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No Mafia graffiti in Sicily. Credit: Rino Porrovecchio from Palermo, Italy via Wikipedia

Government reaffirms commitment to fighting organised crime

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Government reaffirms commitment to fighting organised crime

Premier Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed her government’s commitment to fighting organised crime on Friday, Italy’s National Day of Remembrance for Mafia Victims. President Sergio Mattarella said a cohesive society can combat all mafias.

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Senior Mafia figures released from prisons on furlough for Christmas or for 'model behaviour'.

Freed Senior Mafia Spark Alarm in Sicily

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Freed Senior Mafia Spark Alarm in Sicily

Communities across Sicily are expressing unease as more than 20 senior mafia figures have been released from prison in the past three months. These men, many of whom were influential leaders in Cosa Nostra, are now returning to their former neighbourhoods, raising fears of renewed criminal activity.

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San Vittore prison where the arrested nun volunteered. An official responsible for prison contracts is being investigated for corruption

Nun arrested with 24 others in ‘Ndrangheta probe

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Nun arrested with 24 others in ‘Ndrangheta probe

A nun was arrested on Thursday with 24 others in a police operation targeting a branch of the Calabria-based ’Ndrangheta in Brescia province.

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VAT fraud of hundreds of millions uncovered in Italy

Anti-Mafia probe uncovers huge €250million VAT fraud

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Anti-Mafia probe uncovers huge €250million VAT fraud

The State Attorney’s Offices in Palermo and Milan, along with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), have uncovered a criminal organisation linked to the Mafia and Camorra. The organisation allegedly evaded hundreds of millions in the VAT fraud, investigative sources revealed on Thursday.

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Catania mnafai arrests. Image: Catania Carabineieri

Police crackdown on ‘Catania mafia’

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Police crackdown on ‘Catania mafia’

On Friday, over 100 Carabinieri officers launched a major operation to arrest 13 individuals. They were suspected of being involved in the Catania Mafia.

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Rosalia Messina Denaro

Mafia Boss Denaro’s sister sentenced to 14 years in prison

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mafia Boss Denaro’s sister sentenced to 14 years in prison

An Italian court handed a 14-year prison sentence to Rosalia Messina Denaro, sister of the infamous Sicilian crime boss Matteo Messina Denaro, for mafia association.

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