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Germany among mafia raid hits in huge police operation

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:15:53 +0100

Police arrested dozens of people in Europe, including Germany, and South America in a "decisive hit" against Italy's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia group, officials said Wednesday.

Over 160 suspects arrested in German-Italian anti-mafia sweep

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:29:52 +0100

Italian and German police have rounded up more than 160 suspects in a vast anti-mafia operation in the two countries, cracking open a crime empire that grew rich on bread, wine and funeral services.

How Berlin police are fighting off claims they have been infiltrated by mafia

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:06:47 +0100

Berlin's local press has been full of talk of unrest in the police force in recent days, with accusations being levelled against recruits from Arabic families. But the police chiefs say that the rumours are being fuelled by racism.

Italian mafia quadruples presence in Germany over less than decade

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:34:59 +0200

German intelligence agencies believe that the Italian mafia have clearly increased their presence in the Bundesrepublik since 2008.

'The mafia are invisible but almost everywhere in Germany', experts say

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:47:27 +0200

Ten years after one of the bloodiest mafia shoot-outs in Germany, Italian and German politicians and researchers gathered in Berlin to discuss how to combat such criminal groups that still have a solid presence in the Bundesrepublik.

Italian police capture mobster wanted over mafia massacre in Germany

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:05:31 +0100

Italian police on Wednesday captured a notorious Calabrian mobster wanted over a 2007 mafia massacre in which six people died in the German city of Duisburg.

Russian mafia 'increasingly active' in Germany

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:10:48 +0200

The Russian mafia is becoming “increasingly active” in Germany, with networks recruiting in German prisons and groups bringing in billions of euros each year, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has warned.

Explosion under car killed convicted Berlin drug dealer

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:03:44 +0100

Police say that an explosive device placed under the car killed a Berlin man as he was driving in the west of the city on Tuesday morning.

Mafia suspects arrested at Lake Constance

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:47:23 +0200

Police arrested eight Italian citizens on Tuesday morning at Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg on suspicion of involvement in the ’Ndrangheta, Calabria’s feared mafia organisation.

'Fish mafia' jailed over 'sandwich war'

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:21:43 +0100

Two men have been sentenced to jail after taking part in a so-called 'fish sandwich war' in north Germany, which saw organized criminals battling for the right to sell tourists delicious seaside snacks.

Organized crime on the rise in Germany

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:18:00 +0200

Organized criminals are increasingly active in Germany, with the mafia as well as biker and international gangs making headway in the country, according to a government report.

'The mafia has infiltrated every sector in Germany'

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:57:00 +0200

Italian mobsters have infiltrated “every sector in Germany”, according to investigators, with the Sicilian mafia particularly active in the Rhineland.

Spanish police arrest Hells Angel boss

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:45:00 +0200

The German-born, European head of the Hells Angels motorbike gang was arrested in raids carried out by Spanish police on Tuesday. Officers found him in his Majorcan villa.

Experts: Bavaria is a 'hotbed' of Mafia activity

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0200

Bavaria is a hotbed of Mafia activity, the local group of the opposition Social Democrats said on Friday. Experts said Germany is a 'promised land' for Italian organised crime and called for tougher coordinated police action against gangs.

Germans arrested, wind farm seized in mafia raid

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:27:00 +0200

Two Germans were among 31 people arrested in a raid on the mafia in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Assets seized included a giant wind farm, the Italian police said.

Mafiosi tied to Duisburg massacre out of prison

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:20:00 +0100

Three mafia members connected to a notorious shooting in Duisburg have been released from prison in Italy due to a technicality and a fourth man has escaped while receiving treatment at a hospital, according to reports.

Italy jails Duisburg mafia massacre mastermind

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:46:00 +0200

An Italian court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to the mastermind of a mafia massacre outside a pizzeria in the German city of Duisburg that killed six rival clan members in 2007.

Police swoop on 'Ndrangheta mafia

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:42:00 +0100

Police in Germany and Italy arrested 35 alleged mafia members on Tuesday in what is being called a major blow to the notorious 'Ndrangheta syndicate.

German embassy distributes anti-Mafia tourist maps for Sicily

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:09:00 +0100

German tourists can now obtain a map of Sicily's capital Palermo flagging the shops that refuse to pay extortion money to the Mafia, the German embassy in Rome has announced.

’Ndrangheta Mafia seen firmly established in Germany

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:33:00 +0200

The dreaded ’Ndrangheta clan of the Italian Mafia has established a growing foothold in Germany, according to a report from the Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BKA) obtained by weekly newspaper Die Zeit.