Police blitz targeting Italian mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder ...
Mafia dons secretly slam ‘miserable’ quality of new recruits — while wishing life was more like ‘The Godfather’
The caliber these days is low, a miserable level,” accused Cosa Nostra don Giancarlo Romano was heard saying in a series of ...
Mafia godfathers lament ‘miserable’ calibre of new recruits
Mafia godfathers in Sicily have been caught on wiretaps lamenting the “miserable” calibre of new recruits as nearly 150 ...
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Major raid reveals the secrets of the new Cosa Nostra: Video chats between bosses and ‘The Godfather’ as a school of life
The Carabinieri arrested 183 mafiosi from the most powerful clans in Palermo in a raid the likes of which has not been seen ...
Italian police arrest around 130 people in massive mafia crackdown
Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it ...
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How the Mafia is weaponizing wildfires
The Mafia is “weaponizing” fire in the region for control and financial gain, said UC Berkeley researcher Lauren Pearson. She ...
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Sicily police arrest 150 people in major Mafia blitz
The Sicilian Mafia, the inspiration for the "Godfather" movies, is no longer the force it once was, subject to years of ...
Italy arrests 150 people in large-scale raid on Sicilian Mafia
Italian police arrest 150 in major Sicilian Mafia crackdown, revealing ongoing grip on Palermo despite decline in power.
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Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
The Sicilian mafia, the inspiration for the "Godfather ... by authorities and overtaken in terms of power and wealth by Calabria's 'Ndrangheta. But Palermo police said their two-year probe ...