'Ndrangheta
organized crime — mafia network (Italy)
2 items across 2 editions · last active 19 Sep 26
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No. 81 · Saturday, 19 September 2026
Europol-Backed Raid Dismantles 'Ndrangheta Cocaine Pipeline Between Brazil and Europe, Seven Arrested
Source: Europol (September 18, 2026)
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No. 15 · Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Italian police arrest 79 in largest strike yet on the 'Ndrangheta's Reggio Calabria stronghold
So what? A strike this size against the 'Ndrangheta's historic home turf, rather than a peripheral cell, signals Italian authorities are pressing the group that has become Europe's dominant cocaine-import broker. The bigger question is whether rival Calabrian factions move to fill the wholesale-logistics gap the arrests leave behind, which would matter more for European cocaine flows than the case count itself.
Sources: Anadolu Ajansı · Il Fatto Quotidiano (14 July 2026)
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