Mafia Articles and News
The Catanzaro District Anti-Mafia Directorate conducted an investigation dubbed “Operation Aquarium,” which, in turn, revealed how modern cocaine trafficking can span multiple territories without requiring every participant to belong to the same organization. At the center of the investigation, however, stands the Maiolo clan of Acquaro, in Calabria’s Vibo Valentia…...
In the summer of 2009, a young couple married in Calabria, both came from families considered ‘Ndrangheta royalty. More significantly, their wedding also doubled as a clandestine summit, where senior members gathered to crown a new boss. In the history of the ‘Ndrangheta, the event stands as a historic moment. A…...
Aprilia is a municipality in the Province of Latina, located in Italy’s Lazio region. For years, Italian prosecutors have kept the area under intense scrutiny, suspecting that several ‘Ndrangheta clans expanded their criminal operations into the territory. The Raid This morning, May 18, 2026, the Carabinieri — supported by canine…...
Conflicts rarely start out with gunfire. They begin in quieter ways caused by a disagreement, an insult or even an unpaid debt. Initially, both sides tend to contain the situation, relying on warnings and backchannel messages through intermediaries to ease tensions. Nonetheless, such measures are not always effective. No war…...
Padua, Italy Born in Fontaniva, in the province of Padua, Italy, life blessed Giuliano Velo with a wealthy family. His father, Bellarmino, ran a company that prefabricated buildings. Velo, however, fell in with organized crime and became a member of the Mala de Brenta also referred to as the Venetian…...
Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused Freda Adler The municipality of Seminara, located in the Province of Reggio Calabria, is well-known for its stunning beaches. The kind of place where teenage girls should be living their best lives. Instead, this story recounts the repeated…...
Death is bad enough, the death of a child, unbearable. But the murder of a child? There’s nothing worse Anonymous On January 16, 2014, Giuseppe Iannicelli Jr. went desperately searching for his father but had no luck. After checking all the usual haunts, there was no sign of him. Little…...
“The key to being a good mentor is to help people become more of who they already are – not to make them more like you.” SUZE ORMAN Mentors Simply put, a mentor is someone with more experience who guides and teaches another. Mentors serve as role models, setting prime…...
And what is the greatest number? Number one. David Hume ‘Ndrangheta Italy’s Sicilian mafia has dominated the country’s underworld for decades. The ‘ndrangheta, which operates from Calabria’s southern region, managed to overshadow its notorious counterpart. Unlike the Sicilian mafia, blood relations are the glue that binds the organization together. Of…...
Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay Miyamato Musashi Maxi-Trial Following a three-year legal process that saw 416 members and associates of the ‘ndrangheta arrested in December 2019, over two hundred defendants were found guilty and given a combined sentence of 2,100 years. For Italian magistrates…...
