The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Ndrangheta: Court takes over mafia-linked Sicilian ferry company The company that runs ferries between Sicily and the Italian mainland has been placed under judicial administration due to mafia infiltration, police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210204/ndrangheta-coirt-takes-over-sicilian-ferry-company-over-mafia-links Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:12:24 +0100 ndrangheta-coirt-takes-over-sicilian-ferry-company-over-mafia-links 'We mustn't bow to violence': Italy's Covid-hit businesses battle to resist mafia Mafia hunters warns that the pressure on Italian businesses will only increase as the economic fall-out from Covid-19 and a national lockdown bites. https://www.thelocal.it/20201023/italy-covid-businesses-struggle-to-resist-mafia Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:57:33 +0200 italy-covid-businesses-struggle-to-resist-mafia Dozens arrested in Swiss-Italian mafia sting operation Italian and Swiss police have arrested 75 suspects in a vast operation against the 'Ndrangheta, the southern Italian mafia, seizing 169 million euros in goods. https://www.thelocal.it/20200721/75-arrested-in-swiss-italian-mafia-sweep Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:29:31 +0200 75-arrested-in-swiss-italian-mafia-sweep Italian public officials arrested as police uncover major mafia fraud Public officials were among 63 people arrested in a major operation targeting Calabria's powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia. https://www.thelocal.it/20200528/public-officials-arrested-as-italian-police-uncover-major-mafia-fraud Thu, 28 May 2020 15:56:53 +0200 public-officials-arrested-as-italian-police-uncover-major-mafia-fraud Police bust mafia pocketing income support meant for Italy's poor More than 100 mobsters have embezzled state funds destined for Italy's poorest, Italian police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200520/italian-police-bust-mafia-pocketing-income-support-meant-for-italys-poor Wed, 20 May 2020 17:57:27 +0200 italian-police-bust-mafia-pocketing-income-support-meant-for-italys-poor Italian police chief and ex-MP among 334 people arrested in major mafia bust Police arrested 334 people in the operation against the southern Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia organisation, the biggest bust of its kind in years, prosecutors announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191219/italian-police-arrest-334-people-in-mafia-bust-including-businessmen-and-ex-mp Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:56:30 +0100 italian-police-arrest-334-people-in-mafia-bust-including-businessmen-and-ex-mp Italy's Nigerian mafia hit by major police raid Italian police arrested 19 suspected members of a Nigerian mob on Thursday, including the leaders of a clan which forged alliances with other mafias and violently punished any who rebelled. https://www.thelocal.it/20190718/italys-nigerian-mafia-hit-by-major-police-raid Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:00:23 +0200 italys-nigerian-mafia-hit-by-major-police-raid Rome's former mayor gets six years in jail for corruption A former mayor of Rome was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for his part in the infiltration of organised crime into the capital, and immediately vowed to appeal. https://www.thelocal.it/20190225/romes-former-mayor-gets-six-years-in-jail-for-corruption Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:25:32 +0100 romes-former-mayor-gets-six-years-in-jail-for-corruption Armed gang use diggers to 'rip open' security van Italian police are hunting a gang of armed robbers who blocked a motorway near Bari with burning trucks, and used diggers to tear open a security van to steal €2.3 million in cash. https://www.thelocal.it/20190104/armed-gang-use-diggers-to-rip-open-security-van-near-bari Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:44:11 +0100 armed-gang-use-diggers-to-rip-open-security-van-near-bari