Mafia News

ZAGREB — Tomislav Karamarko, the Croatian Minister of Internal Affairs of Croatia, said in a conversation for “Dnevni Avaz” that the security situation in the region is satisfactory. However, he stressed that the murder of Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic confirm the issue of organized crime and mafia organizations that endanger that security. Continue Reading »

Palermo — Anti-Mafia police on Friday arrested 10 Sicilian businessmen who had allegedly been paying Mafia ‘protection money’ for over 40 years. Giuseppe De Riggi, who spearheaded the operation, described the arrests as “a winning move” that could encourage more businesses to go to the police. Continue Reading »

The Sicilian mafia’s hitmen are skilled and practised, their murders are rarely botched, even when carried out from the back of a motorcycle travelling at speed.

But one of the many mysteries that surrounds the Cosa Nostra is where its killers acquire their lethal dexterity. It is known they have practised in the Sicilian countryside. But the flat crack of a pistol, which sounds quite unlike the report of a shotgun, can swiftly attract unwelcome attention. Continue Reading »

The Bulgarian mafia was involved in the illegal drugs business and in murders for hire. The illegal drugs were sold in the clubs controlled by the Bulgarians. Continue Reading »

Rome — A Calabrian Mafia family has bought one of Rome’s most famous bars – the Cafe de Paris – immortalised in Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini’s movie La Dolce Vita. Italian anti-fraud police told the Italian daily La Repubblica that the Calabrian Mafia or ‘Ndrangheta’s Alvaro-Palamara di Sinopoli clan purchased the Cafe de Paris for more than six million euros. Continue Reading »

New York, NY — Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday swooped down on the Luchese organized crime family in New York on Monday, arresting eight men believed to be involved in various crimes including illegal gambling and drug trading. Continue Reading »