Calabria

Italy

Wild boar 'invasion': Another Italian city faces a porcine problem

Italy's long-standing troubles with wild boars are far from over, despite previous efforts to curb their presence in the country's cities

16 August 2023

World News

Meloni cabinet approves decree for new trafficking law

The proposed law would punish human traffickers with up to 30 years in prison. It would also target those who finance smuggling operations.

9 March 2023

Italy

A one-off or a new trend? Migrants smuggled to Europe in luxury boats

Abandoned luxury sailboats line the coast of Calabria, as organised smugglers ask for top money from refugees seeking safety on the Old Continent in what might be a new trend.

22 November 2021

Spain

Most-wanted mafia boss arrested in Madrid after two years on the run

The 60-year-old, dubbed the Calabrian clan's "boss of bosses" in the 1980s and 1990s, was sentenced in absentia to another 11 years in prison for murder and criminal association aimed at drug trafficking in January.

5 August 2021

Germany

German and Italian police smash cross-border Mafia ring

200 arrests of suspected N'drangheta members and 50 million euros in assets seized.

9 January 2018