Mafia

Dozens of mafia bosses could be released in Italy

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A major police operation in 2018 targeted the ‘Ndrangheta families based in the southern Italian city of Locri in the Calabria region – the rural, mountainous and under-developed ‘toe’ of Italy’s boot and the heartland of the worldwide crime group.    Despite intense police attention and frequent arrests, the ‘Ndrangheta – which derives its meaning from … Read more

The Mafia is handing out food to Italy’s needy in a bid to impose control over people’s lives

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The Mafia is handing out food to Italy’s needy and offering interest-free loans to impose control over people’s lives and capitalise on the country’s coronavirus crisis. Anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano, who wrote the script for Italian crime drama Gomorrah, told journalists yesterday that at the most basic level, the mob is handing out groceries to … Read more