The 'Cavalli di race' operation of the Milan, Reggio Calabria and Florence prosecutors "is the plastic representation of what the Ndrangheta is today: a mix of archaicity and absolute modernity that projects the organization into the future". This was stated by the deputy prosecutor with delegation to the Dda of Milan Alessandra Dolci during a press conference in which the details of the investigation were illustrated that only in Lombardy led to the arrest of 54 people under investigation for various reasons of 'Ndrangheta-style associations, extortion, drug trafficking, bankruptcy and tax crimes.

On the one hand - the anti-mafia prosecutor observed - "the initiation rites" and "eat them" remain, on the other hand there is a " 'Ndrangheta 2.0 which exploits entrepreneurs to acquire their know-how" so as to "replace the bribes with the proceeds of tax evasion ".

‘Ndrangheta: proceedings against Lorenzo Cesa filed
November 20, 2021

The investigating judge of the Court of Catanzaro, Valeria Isabella Valenzi, accepted the archiving request that had been presented by the DDA against the former UDC secretary Lorenzo Cesa, investigated in the context of the “Low Profile” investigation focused on alleged offenses relations between some ‘Ndrangheta gangs in the Crotone area with entrepreneurs and representatives of the public administration.

Cesa was accused of criminal association aggravated by the mafia method. At the time of the events, dating back to 2017, Cesa was a member of the European Parliament.

Domenico F., a member of the ‘Ndrangheta, one of the most dangerous mafia crime organizations in the world, was detained in Krakow, said inspector Mariusz Ciarka, a spokesman for the Police Headquarters. This was made possible by the European Police Cooperation Network ENFAST.
In mid-November, the Italian police carried out a police operation, which resulted in the arrest of over a hundred of the most dangerous criminals belonging to the Italian mafia structures. The criminals stayed not only in Italy, but also in other European Union countries, including Poland, the spokesman of the Police Headquarters explained.
The KGP spokesman added that Domenico F. will be brought to a court that will decide on his extradition to Italy.
ENFAST is a European police cooperation network dedicated to the search for the most dangerous criminals in Europe.

I had no idea there are 'Ndrangheta members in Eastern Europe , very rare.

Yes, we did see their presence in Slovakia, but Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Austria are also interesting countries for them also because of their closeness to Germany. There's an article and docu online about the 'ndrangheta in the former GDR.

The 'Ndrangheta does not do business in Calabria, because it is a poor region. It invests everywhere in Europe, but only in rich regions ». Like the Côte d'Azur , where "it sells cocaine and, with the money, invests in restaurants". Charlie Hebdo magazine abandons satirical tones in the interview with Nicola Gratteri , accompanied by a cartoon depicting the Catanzaro prosecutor immersed in documents in his office.

Gratteri recalls the decades under protection and the threats received: «The more the investigations go on, the more the dangers increase. There have already been several attempts at attacks against me, all foiled in time. The last one dates back to less than a month ago ». The interview then highlights the changes within the clans. «Today the 'Ndrangheta - says the magistrate - is more open to women. We find more and more of them: they are in drug trafficking, or in the trafficking racket. There are a dozen women accused in this trial (Scott speaks of Rebirth, ed). On the contrary, we also see women leaving their Mafia husbands, which was unthinkable until a few years ago ».

The French magazine wonders why so many white-collar workers are involved in the Renaissance: «If the 'Ndrangheta exists it is also because the centers of power use violence, threats and fear. This is why the mafia, present in the area 365 days a year, are needed, ”Gratteri replies.

How the Molè Clan of the Calabrian Mafia established a cocaine empire with Navy divers and corrupt politicians https://gangstersinc.org/blog/how-the-mole-clan-of-the-calabrian-mafia-established-a-cocaine-em

Lea Garofalo, the true story of the woman who challenged the ‘Ndrangheta

https://www.italy24news.com/entertainment/news/amp/99262

It's funny how they keep pounding away at how much more powerful the Ndrangheta is than the Camorra and Cosa Nostra, but even those organizations' decline have been greatly exaggerated. How come every major round-up is hailed as the final blow, when you can literally find similar roundups in any past decade, just pick one.

A lot of informants claim that Cosa Nostra is highest authority, well that is classic with newspaper ,every time someone who is high ranking gets arrested he is 'boss' and every arrest is final blow and then another month they publish article saying how 'Ndrangheta is most powerful organized crime group in the world.

Main difference the Camorra is still killing bosses, while Cosa Nostra and 'ndrangheta keep a low profile.

They actually think they're going to destroy these organizations that's been around since the 1860s or 1880s, just think about that for a second.

There were 1,320 mafia-related murders in Calabria from 1983 to 2018, according to the authorities. Suspects in five murders, including a 'Ndrangheta member killed in 2002 because of his homosexuality, are in the dock in the maxi-trial against 355 defendants. In the past 30 years, 110 city councils in Calabria have been dissolved over mafia infiltration, including in Lamezia Terme where the trial is being held. The defendants include police, court workers, mayors and officials - some of whom allegedly met the mafia in illegal Masonic lodges.
"They waited for them in Piazza Morelli, invited them to eat ricotta at the farm... and then they killed, burned and melted them," testified one criminal-turned-witness, Andrea Mantella, describing a 1988 revenge killing of two brothers.

I am sure that number of murders from 1983 to 2000 is at least x2 than number of murders from 2000 to 2018.

Trade unionist led 'armed wing' of 'Ndrangheta clan
37 arrested for drug trafficking, other mafia crimes

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 29 - A trade unionist constituted the "armed wing" of an 'Ndrangheta clan in Potenza, police said after smashing the Calabrian mafia unit on Monday.
The unionist, who has been suspended by his UILTUCS union, was one of 37 people arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and other mafia crimes Monday.
The man, Rocco Della Luna, coerced the region's biggest hospital into taking on a Mob-linked cleaning firm, police said.
Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese hailed the "vast and articulated operation that dealt a hard blow to the clan" in Potenza.
The clan, led by Renato Martorano and Dorino Stefanutti, two of those arrested, had become a leading player among mafia clans in Lucania, Sicily and Puglia, police said. (ANSA).

Links with the 'Ndrangheta and the Sicilian mafia

The investigations, - reads a note from the DDA of Potenza - during which documents were acquired containing real affiliation rites, rules, organization charts and top roles of the gangs of the '' Ndrangheta, revealed the existence of solid ties maintained and consolidated over the years by the Lucanian association with some of the most accredited clans on the national territory, such as that of the "Pesce-Bellocco" of Rosarno (RC) and that of the Grande Aracri of Cutro(Kr), with whom a consistent and lasting relationship of criminal collaboration has been built up over the years.

Other extraterritorial criminal projections appear to involve exponents of both the Sicilian mafia, linked to the association of the Santapaola of Catania, and of associations and operating companies in Puglia and Basilicata.

'Ndrangheta: the boss Pasquale Bonavota has been included in the list of Italian fugitives of maximum danger.
Pasquale Bonavota born in Vibo Valentia on 10/01/1974 has been wanted since 28 November 2018 for "mafia-type association" and "aggravated murder in competition".
The capture of his brother Domenico brings the house of Sant'Onofrio to its knees but does not destroy it. The prosecutor Nicola Gratteri and the carabinieri have been looking for him for years: he is the very mammasantissima who also took Rome!
"the head of the company" of a cartel that had opposed the Mancusos, for lustful undisputed masters of the entire province of Vibo Valentia.
Already capobastone at 46, the "respect" from those who did not give it to him, he had taken it.

Switzerland confirms Italian mafia boss entry ban

The Federal Court has confirmed that a Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia boss, who was extradited to Italy in 2017, cannot enter Switzerland for 20 years.

This content was published on December 6, 2021 - 12:13

The Italian justice system says Leo Caridi is head of a Reggio Calabria 'Ndrangheta mafia gang. He was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison in Italy for belonging to an organised crime group.

In a decree published on Monday, the Swiss court reaffirmed a 20-year entry ban against Caridi handed down by the Swiss Federal Administrative Court and proposed by the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol).

These agencies were correct to determine that the appellant “represented a serious threat for Switzerland’s internal and external security”, it wrote.

The judges pointed out that Caridi had lived temporarily in canton Valais in 2016 and 2017 and had worked for a real estate firm. Fedpol believes the mafia boss may have come to Switzerland to infiltrate politics and business.

It is of legitimate public interest to keep at distance such an individual who has been “heavily sentenced and enjoys major influence among organised crime groups in his region”. To tolerate his presence would represent a threat for Switzerland and a source of tension with Italy it added.

The mafia phenomenon remains difficult to pin down in Switzerland but is thought to date back over 40 years.

In 2020, federal police said there were around 400 Italian mafia members, belonging to 20 different cells, living in Switzerland. This figure was revised upwards from the 100 mafia members, mostly of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, but also of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra and the Neapolitan Camorra, previously thought to be operating in the alpine country.

Fedpol talks about multiple forms of crime: arms trafficking, human trafficking, drugs, counterfeit money, receiving stolen goods and money laundering.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switze...edium=display&utm_source=swissinfoch

Lol they can't keep these guys out they can obtain fraudulent documents, passports, etc. plus people can always be bribed.

'Ndrangheta cocaine for Sardinia: seven arrests
Four Sardinians in handcuffs between Borore, Uras, Arborea and Fonni. The links with the Calabrian clans

A very strong bond, even family, between Sardinia and Calabria capable of delivering five kilos of pure cocaine to the island every month. An intense traffic went on between 2019 and 2020 vanquished this morning at dawn by the carabinieri dei Ros who carried out seven precautionary custody orders, four in the island (in the Oristano and in the Nuorese) and three in the Calabrian municipality of San Luca.

Wow the notorious Nino Imerti gave an interview!


'Ndrangheta. Boss Nino Imerti: "I tell young people to choose another path"
The boss Nino Imerti, nicknamed "Nano Fieroce", gave an interview to Klaus Davi. In the long conversation, the protagonist of the bloodiest wars of 'Ndrangheta that have bloodied Calabria talks about the events that sadly saw him as a protagonist. First of all, the attack which he miraculously escaped and in which three bodyguards died: "On that story once I will tell you what I think. The attack was not carried out by those who have inferred to be the culprits. But one day I will give you an answer on this point. If it was Paolo De Stefano (the boss who is supposed to have placed the bombs) I don't know. Someone did, but I will show that I had nothing to do with it ". Imerti also claimed that the 'Ndrangheta wars were a mistake: "All wars are a mistake, even those in Afghanistan and the Middle East, where innocents and children die. It was better to stay calm at home. "" I say to young people: choose another path, you will earn more, "said Imerti, who did not even shy away from questions about politics:" Berlusconi and Dell'Utri did not never met, not even Licio Gelli. I'm an ordinary person, I've never had any connection with politics ".
08-12-2021 14:30

He didn't say much lol.

You have to question the future of Italian organized crime though, when you have guys talking about telling the youth to choose a different path, like they're planning on becoming preachers or something. Here you have a hugely notorious Ndrangheta chief with that soppy preachy bullshit, I don't think these organizations are going to be around much longer. Toto Riina has to be turning in his grave, that guy was a true boss, unapologetic to the end.

nino imerti was released, i didnt know it

He would have laundered 500 billions for the clans

The "consultant" responds to the accusations of the DDA in an interview with the Rai program: "Let's pretend it's true, but if I'm from Calabria, can't I commit a crime in my name?"

Officially - and until proven otherwise - he is an IT entrepreneur capable of creating a giant of management technology applied to public administrations. For the magistrates of the Reggio Calabria District Anti-Mafia Directorate, however, he would be one of the largest launderers in history on behalf of ' Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra and Camorra , capable of handling dirty money for about 500 billion euros.

He is Roberto Recordare , owner of Golem software. We had already dealt with its history almost a year ago, after a report from the Reggio Calabria mobile squad, filed in the " Eyphemos " trial, had brought to light the story of the money laundered - writes the prosecutor - which proceeds from illicit trafficking in arms and drugs, without excluding extortion, usury and more.

500 billions? This has to be exaggeration.

I thought so too but he talks about it in the wiretapping

I think they got the figures wrong it definitely warrants deeper research. However, if he's laundering money for the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, and Ndrangheta then the figures still have to be very high.

Polifroni, the story of the Ndrangheta in Turin, is dead
written by editorial board -December 20, 20211083

Originally from Ciminà, he became famous for his good life and friendship with Pablo Escobar. Cesare Polfroni was 75 years old and died of an incurable disease, the press reports.

TURIN. He died in silence a few months ago. It seems for a bad bad. But the story of Cesare Polifroni, a native of Ciminà, is a piece of Turin underworld that cannot be archived like this, in nothing. He was the man of mysteries, Polifroni. He was one of the first repentant aspirants, but later retracted. He spoke of Gaddafi and the hypothesis of a "coup" by the mafia

He confessed to having been part of the 'Ndrangheta only to retract everything. But that report given to the anti-mafia prosecutors of the time was enough to make him, in the judicial circles, one of the pioneers of the aspiring collaborators of justice of the Calabrian underworld.