Mafia

Italian police deal new blow against Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia

Italian authorities have put 56 people under criminal probe for a series of crimes including conspiracy, extortion, kidnapping, bribery and possession of weapons.

Gangs of Haiti: Why are they so powerful?

Armed gangs controlling nearly half of the capital, Port-au-Prince, also block the country’s largest fuel terminal, leading to a nationwide fuel shortage.

Who are the 'Ndrangheta? Italy's most powerful crime syndicate

The 'Ndrangheta have surpassed Sicily's famous Cosa Nostra to become the most powerful organised crime group in Italy and one of the largest in the world.

Mexican gangs kill dozens of politicians ahead of June election

Violence against candidates has reached a record level as gangs push to control more territory.

Italy investigates mafia infiltration in national vaccine campaign

The Italian anti-mafia commission is probing whether crime syndicates are intervening in the country's vaccine distribution.

Italian police thwart massive fraud scheme by Ndrangheta mafia

Fifty people were put under criminal investigation, with 13 arrests and 35 house arrests for the Ndrangheta mafia scam in Italy's poorest region, Calabria.

Italian, US police make arrests as Mafia clan looks to regroup

More than 200 police, including officers from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have been carrying out 19 arrest warrants since dawn targeting the Inzerillo clan in Sicily's capital Palermo and the New York-based Gambino family.

Italian court opens door to release notorious mafia boss

Public anger sparked over the court decision to free Salvatore Riina to "die in dignity."

FBI arrests 19 from Mafia family that inspired "Goodfellas" film

The Lucchese crime family were suspected of pulling off the notorious 1978 airport heist that inspired Martin Scorsese's 1990 Academy Award-winning film "Goodfellas." 19 were arrested for crimes ranging from murder to the illegal sale of cigarettes.