World news about “Mafia” published by euronews.
The Iceman – a chilling true story Take a normal, suburban family man. Mix in a secret life as a Mafia hitman. Sprinkle with a healthy dose of violence, murder and pathos – and you have the… 12/06/2013
Trial over ‘state-Mafia pact’ opens in Sicily Former Italian politicians, policemen and gangsters have gone on trial in Sicily accused of making secret deals following a series of bomb attacks in the… 27/05/2013
Italian students mark anniversary of anti-mafia magistrate killing Thousands of Italian students have sailed to Palermo on so-called “ships of lawfulness” to mark the 21st anniversary of the killing of an anti-mafia… 23/05/2013
Mafia boss hands himself into to Italy police ‘‘Enough, I’m tired of running away, better to end it here,’‘ said Italian mafia boss Giuseppe Pesce as he handed himself into police after three years on the… 16/05/2013
Canadian mobsters killed by Sicilian mafia Two senior members of the Canadian mafia have been murdered in western Sicily. The bodies of Juan Ramon Fernandez, and Fernando Pimental were found in a waste… 11/05/2013
Wanted Italian mafia man found in Colombia Colombian police have announced the arrest of one of Italy’s most wanted men. Domenico Trimboli, an alleged member of the Ndrangheta criminal organisation… 27/04/2013
Italian police seize 1.3 billion euros from Sicilian man Over 1.3 billion euros in cash and property has been seized by Italian police from one person. It was taken from Vito Nicastri, a Sicilian alternative… 03/04/2013
Boris Berezovsky found dead at UK home Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his UK home in Surrey. The exiled Russian tycoon had survived numerous assassination attempts in the past but the… 23/03/2013
Italy wants cross border action to tackle the mafia Two years ago, one of Italy’s most powerful crime groups, the ‘Ndrangheta, found some 40 of its associates put behind bars in the capital of the southern… 15/02/2013
Is the mafia’s dirty money being laundered in Romania? Using waste to launder dirty money. That’s what Italian prosecutors believe is going on Romania. The money in question is the so-called treasure of one of… 18/01/2013
Did the Italian establishment do deals with the Mafia? Twenty years ago Italians mourned the death of Giovanni Falcone, who fought effectively against the Mafia. But ever since then prosecutors have also been… 28/10/2012
Bulgaria steps up fight against organised crime Bulgaria has again been refused entry into the Schengen zone. Back in July, Sofia was slammed by the EU in a highly critical report. It said organised… 21/09/2012
Leoluca Orlando: Palermo’s anti-Mafia mayor Leoluca Orlando is back as Mayor in the Sicilian city of Palermo. As a former MP for the centrist ‘Italy of Values’ party, he won the mayoral elections on… 08/06/2012
Italian police nab suspected gang members Police in Italy on Wednesday launched anti-mafia raids across the country, arresting 47 people. Those detained are suspected of belonging to the Camorra… 06/06/2012
Falcone loosened Mafia’s grip Ceremonies in Italy have been marking 20 years since the murder of anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone. Prime Minister Mario Monti joined thousands… 23/05/2012
Taking on organised crime Organised crime groups are quick, entrepreneurial and good at making money, but getting hold of that stash is proving an uphill battle. In this first edition… 01/04/2012
Close up: EU to step up Mafia fight The EU has Italy’s biggest and nastiest criminal gangs in its sights. Seen as Rome’s problem until a few years ago, the unprecedented shootings of six Mafia… 28/03/2012
Europe in move to crack down on criminal profits Crime pays across Europe. Now the Commission has proposed a toughening up of rules to stamp out the huge profits from criminal activity across member states… 12/03/2012
MEPs call for tougher EU wide anti-mafia lawsEurope needs stricter rules to stop organised crime, particularly the mafia, gaining access to public funds, the European Parliament says. The abolition… 27/10/2011
Saviano: “The Mafia boosted Eastern Europe’s economy.” Roberto Saviano won the 2010 Europe Book Prize with his work “Beauty and the Inferno”, although it is the 2006 book “Gomorra” which gave him international… 12/12/2010
Italy: man sets himself on fire in protest against illegal loansThe head of an anti-racketeering organisation in Italy has set himself on fire in a protest against illegal loans – usually given by criminal organisations… 06/02/2013
Russian money laundering uncovered in SpainSpanish police say they have dismantled a Russian gang accused of money laundering around 56 million euros. The father and son headed a mafia network… 26/01/2013
“Prince Regent” of mafia clan seized near NaplesPolice in Italy have arrested the son of one of the most powerful Mafia bosses in the country in a dawn raid on a bar. Carmine Schiavone was seen as the… 22/01/2013
Mafia boss gunned down in Moscow streetPolice in Russia say one of the main figures in the country’s organised crime community has been gunned down in Moscow. Aslan Usoyan controlled a criminal… 17/01/2013
Corsican businessman gunned down in AjaccioThe French prime minister has said the murder of a leading Corsican businessman was the work of the mafia. Jacques Nacer was shot dead in his own shop in… 15/11/2012
Mafia WWII bomb supplier arrestedAn Italian fisherman has been arrested for supplying World War II explosives to the Mafia. Cosimo D’Amato supplied more than a ton of TNT, which he had… 12/11/2012
Spanish police seize 5 million eurosSpanish police have seized more than 5 million euros in cash in a raid against Chinese mafia. More than 300 officers participated in the operation during… 19/10/2012
Italian police arrest “drug runners”Italian police have arrested 29 suspected drug runners, and seized a fake bond drawn on the American Federal Reserve with a face value of 500 million … 19/10/2012
Spanish police crack down on Chinese criminal gangsSpanish police have raided over one hundred premises in a nationwide crackdown on Chinese criminal gangs. At least 80 people were arrested in the operation… 17/10/2012
Entire council sacked over mafia links in ItalyItaly’s Interior Minister has sacked the entire council in the southern city of Reggio Calabria to stop it being taken over by the mafia. 30 councillors have… 10/10/2012
Mafia boss discovered in home with converted bunkerPolice in Italy have arrested the last fugitive boss of one of the country’s most notorious crime syndicates. Massimo Di Caterino of the Casalesi Clan was… 06/10/2012
Tourists stunned at Rome beach Mafia killingJust a few months ago Gaetano Matrino was on a children’s TV talent show cheering on his daughter. But on Thursday holidaymakers were stunned on the popular… 23/08/2012
Italy: Police move in as mafia fugitive sunbathesHe evaded the police for two years. But amid soaring temperatures in Italy, a fugitive alleged mafia boss couldn’t resist the lure of the beach – and the… 10/08/2012
Italian police arrest fugitive criminal gang leaderPolice have arrested the leader of a criminal gang in southern Italy. Officers found 50-year-old N’Drangheta boss Giuseppe Aguino hiding in the basement of… 01/08/2012
Twentieth anniversary of death of Italy anti-mafia magistrate BorsellinoOn the 20th anniversary of the killing of Italian anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino, the United Nations’ top anti-crime official has praised the work he did… 19/07/2012
Italy arrests Mozzarella ‘King’Italian police have arrested the country’s so-called Mozzarella King on suspicion of Mafia involvement. Officers also seized assets worth 100 million… 17/07/2012
Bulgaria brings in EU judges for high-profile casesForeign judges are being drafted into Bulgaria to monitor five high-profile cases, including some involving two alleged gangsters and mafia bosses. The… 10/07/2012
Naples police arrest ‘Mafia godmother’Police in Naples have arrested a woman accused of being a Mafia godmother. Rafaella D’Alterio, 46, allegedly took over the reins of a Camorra clan when her… 26/06/2012
Five men gunned down in Cyprus tourist resortIn what is believed to be one of the worst incidents of gangland violence in Cyprus, five men have been shot dead in a mafia-style ambush. The three… 23/06/2012
Italian police seize cocaine in Mafia drugs bustPolice in Italy have raided ships seizing six tones of cocaine in an international anti-drugs operation. Dozens of arrests were made in Italy and half a dozen… 05/06/2012
Mafia fingered for Italian school attackThe southern Italian town of Brindisi is in shock after a bomb in a rubbish bin outside a school killed a 16 year-old girl, and injured 10 others, several… 19/05/2012
Italy school blast, police to probe mafia connectionItalian police say they’ll investigate a possible mafia connection to a bombing outside a girls’ high school. A 16-year-old girl died and six others were… 19/05/2012
Mafia don tries to kill himself in Sicily prisonFormer mafia boss Benardo Provenzano has apparently tried to commit suicide in his prison cell in Parma. He was found with a plastic bag over his head, but… 11/05/2012
Former Turkish police chief goes to jailFormer Turkish head of police, Mehmet Ağar,has been handed a five year jail sentences, 15 years after a scandal exposed links between the police, the Mafia… 25/04/2012
Dozens held in Italian anti-mafia swoopDozens of suspected members of the Calabrian mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, have been arrested in a wave of morning raids. They took place in Cosenza in the… 30/03/2012
Serb arrested in Spain over Djindjic killingSpanish police have arrested a man convicted over the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. Vladimir Milisavljevic was detained along with… 10/02/2012
Journalists share Sweden’s Olof Palme PrizeTwo journalists will share Sweden’s Olof Palme Prize for what the jury called their “tireless and lonely struggle for the benefit of others”. Roberto… 27/01/2012
Cosa Nostra gang arrested for extorting anti-mafia TV showItalian police say they have arrested 28 members of a Palermo crime gang which preyed on businesses, including the production of one of the country’s top … 14/12/2011
Italian premier Monti hails big Mafia arrestA “great day” for all “honest people.” That is how new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has described the arrest of Mafia boss Michele Zagaria after 16… 07/12/2011
Roberto Saviano: Politics and the MafiaRoberto Saviano knows about the Camorra all too well. The clan inspired his best-selling book ‘Gomorrah: Italy’s Other Mafia’, which was made into a… 07/12/2011
Italian police capture top Mafia bossItalian police say they have captured the chief of a Naples Mafia clan. Michele Zagaria had been on the run for the last 16 years, and was sentenced to… 07/12/2011
Berlusconi associate sought in Italy anti-mafia caseA political ally of former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi may be arrested for allegedly having links to organised crime. Authorities in Naples… 06/12/2011
Italian police nab N’Drangheta big fishItalian police are celebrating the arrest in Reggio Calabria after 16 years on the run of Sebastino Pelle, accused of having ties with the mafia… 10/11/2011
Mafia men jailed for life over Duisburg killingsEight Calabrian mafia members were jailed for life by a court in southern Italy on Tuesday for the killing of six Italian men in Duisburg, Germany four years… 12/07/2011
Picture shows how hunted Mafia boss should lookItalian police, desperate to get their hands on Matteo Messina Denaro, have released a picture they say could show what he looks like today after 18 years on… 04/07/2011
Rubbish row rumbles on in trash strewn NaplesProtesters set fire to mounds of rubbish in the Italian city of Naples in protest at the authorities failure to clear the streets of tonnes of stinking… 25/06/2011
FBI nabs alleged Boston mobsterThe FBI on Thursday arrested alleged mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger in Los Angeles after 16 years on the run. The suspected Boston crime lord was wanted in… 23/06/2011
Italian businessman arrested over alleged links to CamorraItalian police say they have detained a businessman accused of helping a Naples-based mafia-style crime group. It is claimed that profits from Ludovico… 08/06/2011
Mexican police find more bodies in mass gravesPolice uncovered 13 more bodies in mass graves in northeast Mexico on Friday. It comes after 59 dead were exhumed in the state of Tamaulipas on… 08/04/2011
UN trafficking victim fund starts smallThe United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime has launched a programme to help victims of the slave trade, mostly women and children who are sexually exploited… 09/03/2011
Italian senator jailed for aiding MafiaAn Italian senator and former governor of Sicily has been sentenced to seven years’ jail for aiding and abetting the Mafia. The appeal court judges’ verdict… 23/01/2011
FBI cuffs NY mafia suspects en masseMore than 100 murder, drug trafficking and money laundering suspects have been arrested in an FBI dragnet in the northeastern US. Law enforcement officers… 20/01/2011
EU Kosovo force must probe organ trafficking: Del Ponte“We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried.” – Carla Del Ponte Audrey Tilve, euronews: Carla Del Ponte… 17/12/2010
Kosovo PM rejects “mafia-style” crime claimsThe prime minister of Kosovo has strongly refuted sensational claims that he led an organised crime ring that killed opponents and trafficked in… 16/12/2010
Thaci: claims of skeletons in the closetHashim Thaçi had barely 24 hours to savour his PDK party’s victory in the first parliamentary elections since Kosovo’s self-declared independence. The next… 16/12/2010
EU’s Kosovo force may probe ‘organ trafficking’Kosovo’s EU-backed police force said on Wednesday it will investigate suspected links between the country’s prime minister and an alleged organ trafficking… 16/12/2010
Thaci denies ‘organ-trafficking’ in KosovoThe government of Kosovo has rejected as ‘baseless’ and ‘slander’ allegations that Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was the head of a drugs- and organ-smuggling… 15/12/2010
Russia “mafia state” leaked cables allegeRussia is a virtual “mafia state”, allege leaked diplomatic cables released on WikiLeaks. US and other Western diplomats appear convinced the Kremlin works… 02/12/2010
Italy arrests top mafia fugitiveOne of Italy’s most wanted men has finally been captured after 14 years on the run. Antonio Iovine, a boss of the Camorra, the Naples version of the Sicilian… 18/11/2010
Dozens arrested in Italian organised crime swoopPolice in Italy have arrested around a hundred suspected mafia members in simultaneous overnight raids in Naples and Sicily. They also seized 500 million… 04/11/2010
Thousands march against mafia in ItalyMaking a stand against the mafia, tens of thousands of people have staged a march in southern Italy. They gathered in Reggio Calabria to denounce the… 26/09/2010
Clashes over rubbish dumping in NaplesThe prospect of more rubbish being dumped in the streets of Naples prompted disturbances between police and demonstrators last night. At the origin of one… 24/09/2010
Italian explosives find ‘too big for Mafia’Italian investigators are trying to find out details of a shipment of powerful explosives that they say is too large even for the mafia. Police seized seven… 23/09/2010
Powerful explosives seized in ItalyItalian customs have seized up to seven tonnes of the powerful explosive RDX. The find was made in Gioia Tauro in Calabria, having arrived from Iran. It was… 22/09/2010
Italy’s 1.5 billion euro ‘mob haul’It is being dubbed the biggest mob haul ever. Italy has seized Mafia-linked assets worth around 1.5 billion euros. The probe centres on Sicilian… 14/09/2010
Italian police arrest 10 in anti-Mafia raidsItalian police have arrested 10 suspected Mafia members in the latest blitz against the powerful Calabrian crime organisation, the ‘Ndrangheta. In addition… 28/07/2010
Italian police arrest six suspected Camorra membersPolice in Italy have arrested six alleged members of the Camorra crime syndicate over allegations they set up reconstruction compaies to launder money. The… 22/07/2010
Italian police in anti-Mafia crackdownPolice in Italy have been explaining how they were able to launch one of the biggest crackdowns on organised crime in 15 years. In raids centred on the… 14/07/2010
Scores arrested in Italy mafia raidsItalian police are calling it one of their biggest anti-mafia operations in 15 years. More than 300 people have been arrested in raids in several regions… 13/07/2010
Hundreds arrested in Calabrian mafia crackdownPolice in Italy have made 320 arrests in an operation against the Calabrian mafia, in one of the biggest crackdowns on organised crime in years. The arrests… 13/07/2010
Naples police hold top Camorra suspectPolice in Naples have arrested a man they say is one of Italy’s most wanted mobsters. Cesare Pagano is believed to be the head of one of the most powerful… 08/07/2010
Italian wiretapping row heats upThe Italian press is awash with the latest in the row over plans by Silvio Berlusconi’s government to restrict judges use of wiretapping. Amid… 22/05/2010
Police across Europe launch mafia raidsPolice across Europe have carried out a series raids arresting almost 70 alleged members of a mafia clan from Russia and Georgia. The operation came after… 15/03/2010
EU parliament urged to lead anti-mafia fightEurope is tightening its net around the mafia and Socialist and Democrat MEP Rosario Crocetta is calling for the European parliament to get serious about… 25/02/2010
Seizure of assets hurting Italian mafiaeuronews – exclusive The assets of the Italian mafia is thought to be worth several billion euros. But it is being confiscated by the authorities, like this… 19/02/2010
Mafia suspects arrested after racial unrest in ItalyItalian police have arrested 11 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Rosarno, where violent racial clashes last week have been blamed on organised… 12/01/2010
Suspected Mafia link in courthouse bombingA homemade bomb has exploded outside a courthouse in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria. The device, a gas canister with explosives on top, went… 03/01/2010
Sicilian mafia ‘number two’ held in PalermoThere were scenes of celebrations at the Italian police headquarters in Palermo following the arrest of Gianni Nicchi, the alleged “number two” of the Costa… 06/12/2009
Mob witness links Berlusconi to mafia bombingsItaly’s prime minister is facing fresh allegations he was linked to a 1993 mafia bombing campaign. Jailed hitman Gaspare Spatuzza has accused Silvio… 04/12/2009
Anti-mafia MEP Crocetta still unguardedRosario Crocetta has lived under close police protection in Italy ever since 2003, when the mafia tried to murder him. He was mayor of the southern Sicilian… 23/11/2009
Authorities claim huge blow against Mafia in ItalyThe arrest on the island of Sicily of a top mafia mobster who had spent 15 years on the run has been heralded as a major blow to organised crime in Italy… 16/11/2009
Italian govt aide accused of Mafia collusionItaly’s government has been dealt another blow after a senior economic aide was accused of Mafia collusion. Parliamentarian Nicola Cosentino – a firm… 11/11/2009
Police arrest alleged heads of Camorra crime clanPolice in Italy have dealt yet another severe blow to organised crime in Naples. Earlier today, the authorities moved to arrest one of the country’s most… 01/11/2009
Police arrest one of Italy’s most-wanted mafia menPolice in Italy have dealt yet another blow to organised crime in Naples. Earlier today, the authorities moved to arrest one of the country’s most wanted… 01/11/2009
Naples crime boss arrested after 14 years on the runA leading boss of the Camorra organised crime syndicate has been arrested in Italy. Salvatore Russo, 51, regarded as one of the 30 most wanted and… 31/10/2009
Recognition of anti-mafia risks variesItalian anti-Mafia writer Roberto Saviano is among the ten candidates for this year’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, awarded by the European… 06/10/2009
Toxic waste scandal hits ItalyIt’s the equivalent of flytipping, but out at sea, and it concern materials so dangerous ìt threatens the already strained Mediterranean. The discovery of a… 16/09/2009
Italian police swoop on Camorra membersA major police operation around Naples and in northern Italy has netted 32 suspected members of the Camorra organised crime network. Those arrested… 15/07/2009
Massive anti-Mafia march in NaplesFrom across Italy and well beyond its borders, they came to march against “the mob.” Up to 150,000 people gathered in Naples for one of the biggest… 21/03/2009
Italy marches against the MafiaThousands of people are expected in Naples later today, for a mass demonstration against the mafia. Church groups will join political parties, social… 21/03/2009
