Nov 10 2008
A member of the Italian Mafia who has been leading a double life in Chorley has been convicted of drug trafficking.
Giuseppe Persico, 34, who worked for Adlington removals firm Andrew Porter Ltd, was arrested in a swoop by Portuguese police after landing at Faro Airport following the issue of an international warrant. Continue Reading »
Nov 10 2008
One of Greece’s most notorious protection racketeers was shot dead early on Saturday morning by two gunmen on a motorbike that pulled up next to his car at traffic lights, police said. Continue Reading »
Nov 07 2008
Prague – Viktor Labsky, security manager of the ZVI arms producer in Vsetin, north Moravia, owned a company for three years with Andrei Korplyakov whom the Czech intelligence labelled as a hard-core Russian mafioso, the daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) reports. Continue Reading »
Nov 07 2008
A wanted mob suspect has been arrested by undercover police as he woke up from a liposuction operation. Continue Reading »
Nov 07 2008
Gennaro Panzuto – Mafia godfather was an associate of Giuseppe Persico
A member of an Italian Mafia clan, who lived a double life in Lancashire, has been convicted of drug trafficking after his arrest in Portugal, the Evening Post can reveal.
Giuseppe Persico, 34, who lived and worked in Chorley for more than two years, was arrested in a swoop by Portuguese police after landing at Faro Airport. Continue Reading »
Nov 04 2008
Italian police have arrested 88 people in a series of raids targeting the Naples mafia, the Camorra. Continue Reading »
