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Camorra

Naples-based mafia-type organized crime network — Italy

2 items across 2 editions  ·  last active 19 Sep 26

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No. 81 · Saturday, 19 September 2026

Europol-Backed Raids Break Camorra-Linked Euro Counterfeiting Network Across Germany, Italy and Spain

Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityARRESTGermanyItalySpain
Source: Europol (September 18, 2026)
No. 79 · Thursday, 17 September 2026

EU Prosecutors Secure Camorra-Linked Convictions in €520 Million Electronics VAT Fraud

Transnational Organized CrimeItaly
So what?  A mafia-linked network using ordinary consumer-electronics trade to launder VAT fraud proceeds is a reminder that customs and tax-fraud schemes remain one of organized crime's most reliable revenue lines precisely because the goods themselves are legal. Expect EPPO to keep working outward from this ruling toward the remaining defendants and any companies that supplied the fraudulent invoicing chain.
Sources: EPPO · Informat.ro (September 2026)

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