News from Italy

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@silentpartnerz

That was a good read, the mafia in milan.....

Didnt know Joe Adonis wa az that big over there, or that he was certified/confirmed as a leader over there at the 57 palermo meeting...

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Italian mafia boss arrested in Romania

A man wanted by the Italian authorities, as he fled the country after being sentenced to prison for international high-risk drug trafficking, was arrested in Romania on Thursday, October 4.

The Italian media reported that the man is Vito Bigione, a member of the Italian mafia, and one of the first to create a link between Cosa Nostra, ‘Ndrangheta and the South American cartels dealing with cocaine trafficking, local News.ro reported. Bigione was among the top 30 most dangerous fugitives in Italy.

The Romanian Police cooperated with Italian police officers in this case. The 66-year-old Italian was caught and arrested in Oradea, according to the Romanian Police.

The Italian authorities sentenced him to 15 years in prison for international drug trafficking. He was placed under preventive arrest in Romania.

bigione is the boss of mazara del vallo family (trapani) and very close to matteo messina denaro with very strong international links (africa, venezuela, europe)

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Mafia, blitz with 18 arrests in the Catanese: former MP Pippo Nicotra in prison

Blitz against the Santapaola-Ercolano clan at dawn between Acireale and Aci Catena. Among the eighteen arrested in the operation of the carabinieri called "Aquila" there is also Raffaele 'Pippo' Nicotra former deputy UDC then passed in the ranks of the Democratic Party.

Among the charges for the 18 arrested criminal association mafia, extortion with the aggravating of the Mafia method, political electoral exchange mafia, attempted murder, detention for the purpose of drug dealing and illegal possession of weapons.

The crime alleged against Nicotra is the vote of mafia political electoral exchange. The military of Acireale investigated some electoral consultations in which there would be the contribution of exponents of the Catania family of Cosa nostra. Raffaele Pippo Nicotra was taken to prison in execution of a precautionary measure issued by the investigating magistrate at the request of the Catania district attorney's office.

The investigations, which were conducted by the investigative nucleus of the provincial command and the Carabinieri company of Acireale, would have allowed, inter alia, to ascertain, also thanks to the statements of some collaborators of justice, that the suspects were part of two groups historians of the Catania family. According to the collaborators of justice, the suspects would have imposed the lace against several local entrepreneurs over a period of several years.

[Strax]

Italy warned mafia could infiltrate Genoa bridge reconstruction

Rome (AFP) - Italy's anti-corruption authority warned the government Wednesday it had left the door open to mafia infiltration in the reconstruction of a bridge in Genoa that collapsed in August, killing 43 people.

A plan to waiver regulations to speed up the reconstruction process "also entails the waiver of the antimafia code", the body's president Raffaele Cantone told a lower house of parliament hearing.

"There are many activities linked to the reconstruction, from the movement of earth to the disposal of rubble, in which mafia companies, unfortunately, have undoubted know-how," he said.

The decades-old viaduct crumbled in a storm, slamming down onto railway tracks along with dozens of vehicles in a disaster which stunned and angered the country.

The government has come under pressure for moving too slowly with the reconstruction process, but Cantone warned that awarding the contract to replace the collapsed Morandi bridge without a public tender could facilitate organised crime.

He said the mafia was "looking to infiltrate" the northern Italian region of Liguria, telling parliament that "a very high barrier against this risk is therefore necessary".

Italy's main organised crime groups -- Sicily's Cosa Nostra, Naples' Camorra and Calabria's 'Ndrangheta -- are all rooted in southern Italy.

But in recent decades they have been expanding into the richer north, increasingly eschewing violent crime as they seek to infiltrate the business and political worlds to make money.

Police believe the 'Ndrangheta in particular is using legitimate activities in the north to recycle the huge amounts of cash that their illicit drugs business generates.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-warned ... 58540.html

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https://youtu.be/YH7juxcWIDQ

anti drug operation 'beautiful hybrid' in the province of catania dismantled a criminal group that produced tons of marijuana supplying several sicilian areas, among the arrested mobsters and 3 policemen

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mugshots of mobsters and drug dealers arrested on september in the neighborhood of ballarò (palermo)
the drug trafficking was run by the porta nuova cosa nostra family

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Partinico (Palermo), maxi anti-drug operation: seized 6 tons of marijuana plants. 4 arrests

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/1 ... #cComments

[Strax]

Italy: Naples Arrests 72 Suspected Mafiosi for Drug Dealing

Hundreds of officers of Italy’s military police force arrested 72 alleged Naples mafia members who are suspected of having sold cocaine all over the Naples area, mainly near churches, schools and arcades, Napoli Today reported on Monday.

Prosecutors say the suspects belong to various clans of the Napoli-based Camorra and were involved in the production, trafficking, possession and sale of drugs — mostly cocaine and its crystal form crack.

The detention warrants for “Operation Whitestone” were issued by the court of Naples at the request of the local antimafia prosecutor’s office and carried out in Naples and the nearby provinces of Avellino and Caserta.

Following the demise of the Fava clan in 2013, various crime groups from around Naples started taking over drug-dealing areas that were up for grabs.

The drug hotspots were near churches, schools, main squares, town halls, recreational clubs and arcades, Caserta News reported.

The investigation into the drug organizations, clans, and subgroups started in February 2015 and took two years to complete, using turncoats, telephone taps and spy cameras.

A central event in the investigation was a “punitive assignment” against one of the suspects who was accused by his associates of having kept a large amount of drugs for himself.

While the retaliation had been planned in full detail, prominent members of the Vollaro clan from Naples’ Vesuvius area intervened and the mafioso was spared.

The wiretapped phone conversations show a complex code language and wide array of nicknames to prevent identification such as “la Signora,” “the Viking,” “the Mexican,” "the Surveyor,” “Diablo” and “Pistola.”

When referring to drugs, the suspects used culinary terms — including Napolitan specialties — such as aperitivo, pastiera, sfogliatelle, oranges and grappa barricata.

In order to request drugs, the dealers would ask to “set the table,” "prepare the crib,” or “put on children’s shoes” and when discussing the quality and quantity of drugs, the mafiosi talked about “10 euro stamps,” the “A series,” “the fireplace being good,” and “how many guests to bring.”

Source: https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc- ... Dk1GKOaaL0

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30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

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30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

Sicily has a perfect climate to grow pot.
What a shame for all that beautiful bud
to go to waste. Looks like it was grown
properly. Oh that smell..........

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30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

Sicily has a perfect climate to grow pot.
What a shame for all that beautiful bud
to go to waste. Looks like it was grown
properly. Oh that smell..........

sicily is currently by far the biggest producer of weed in italy and among the biggest in europe, on october only police seized 50 tons

[Strax]

30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

This just shows they are indeed biggest producers of weed in Italy and among the biggest in EU,do they supply 'Ndrangheta & Camorra with weed ?

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30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

This just shows they are indeed biggest producers of weed in Italy and among the biggest in EU,do they supply 'Ndrangheta & Camorra with weed ?

calabrians and neapolitans produce weed too but less than sicilians, i read that sometimes sicilians exchange weed for cocaine with calabrians, so yes it happens
sicilian weed is also sold in north italy and abroad, all the weed in malta is sicilian for example

[Strax]

30 tonnes of marijuana seized in the province of agrigento the largest ever in italy

https://youtu.be/0fglpFFt-DY

This just shows they are indeed biggest producers of weed in Italy and among the biggest in EU,do they supply 'Ndrangheta & Camorra with weed ?

calabrians and neapolitans produce weed too but less than sicilians, i read that sometimes sicilians exchange weed for cocaine with calabrians, so yes it happens
sicilian weed is also sold in north italy and abroad, all the weed in malta is sicilian for example

Calabrians too produce a lot of weed ,Camorra not so much. I have no idea for Sacra Corona Unita, there was increased violence in last year

[Wiseguy]

Italy: Naples Arrests 72 Suspected Mafiosi for Drug Dealing
WRITTEN BY JELTER MEERS
October 17, 2018


Hundreds of officers of Italy’s military police force arrested 72 alleged Naples mafia members who are suspected of having sold cocaine all over the Naples area, mainly near churches, schools and arcades, Napoli Today reported on Monday.

Prosecutors say the suspects belong to various clans of the Napoli-based Camorra and were involved in the production, trafficking, possession and sale of drugs — mostly cocaine and its crystal form crack.

The detention warrants for “Operation Whitestone” were issued by the court of Naples at the request of the local antimafia prosecutor’s office and carried out in Naples and the nearby provinces of Avellino and Caserta.

Following the demise of the Fava clan in 2013, various crime groups from around Naples started taking over drug-dealing areas that were up for grabs.

The drug hotspots were near churches, schools, main squares, town halls, recreational clubs and arcades, Caserta News reported.

The investigation into the drug organizations, clans, and subgroups started in February 2015 and took two years to complete, using turncoats, telephone taps and spy cameras.

A central event in the investigation was a “punitive assignment” against one of the suspects who was accused by his associates of having kept a large amount of drugs for himself.

While the retaliation had been planned in full detail, prominent members of the Vollaro clan from Naples’ Vesuvius area intervened and the mafioso was spared.

The wiretapped phone conversations show a complex code language and wide array of nicknames to prevent identification such as “la Signora,” “the Viking,” “the Mexican,” "the Surveyor,” “Diablo” and “Pistola.”

When referring to drugs, the suspects used culinary terms — including Napolitan specialties — such as aperitivo, pastiera, sfogliatelle, oranges and grappa barricata.

In order to request drugs, the dealers would ask to “set the table,” "prepare the crib,” or “put on children’s shoes” and when discussing the quality and quantity of drugs, the mafiosi talked about “10 euro stamps,” the “A series,” “the fireplace being good,” and “how many guests to bring.”

https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc- ... ug-dealing