Mafia Articles and News
“There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre.” – Kurt Vonnegut Taurianova In life, naturally, we become accustomed to certain things. The customs of Taurianova, a municipality in Reggio Calabria, can range from the sweet nougat called torrone, to the atrocities of ‘ndrangheta. And in terms of atrocities, the…...
May 4, 2023 Yesterday’s early morning arrests of more than 100 people across Europe dealt another serious blow to the ‘ndrangheta.. That is to say, thanks to law enforcement stepping up their efforts to dismantle the organization. In reality, on a whole, Italian authorities, are on a roll apprehending the…...
“If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars”-J Paul Getty The Getty family J. Paul Getty founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and by 1966, the Guinness Book of Records ranked him the world’s richest private American citizen. Even though Getty’s wealth was above $1…...
“The earth is a small place for fugitives”-Kyrgyz Proverb On November 15, 2022, the carabinieri placed Bruno Carbone under arrest at the Ciampino airport in Rome. To begin with, since 2003, Carbone made Europol’s most-wanted list for his fugitive status. At that time, he received a 20-year sentence, in absentia,…...
“It crushes the region. We are always getting poorer, but this is what they want. The weaker we are, the less likely we are to resist. The ‘Ndrangheta has got inside of us. Inside our minds…” – Gaetano Saffioto, Calabrian businessman ‘Ndrangheta ‘Ndrangheta derives from the Greek word, andragathizesthai ,…...
