Faissal Taghi (Son of Ridouan Taghi) arrested in Dubai
Early last month, the police in Dubai arrested Ridouan Taghi’s eldest son, Faissal, sources told…
Faissal Taghi (Son of Ridouan Taghi) arrested in Dubai
Early last month, the police in Dubai arrested Ridouan Taghi’s eldest son, Faissal, sources told De Telegraaf. Faissal is suspected in the Netherlands, like his father, of participating in a criminal drug trafficking organization and money laundering, among other things. His interrogation brought new suspicions to light against Dutch lawyers, the newspaper reported. Several intelligence…
Greek mafia boss killed in hail of bullets
A mob-style murder at a petrol station in southern Athens has shone a light on the brutality of the Greek mafia. A manhunt is underway for the killers of crime boss Vangelis Zambounis, who was gunned down earlier this week. More than 90 rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle were fired at Zambounis, considered a powerful…
The dark lives of mafia kids who learn to be murderers by watching horses being slaughtered and even killing their own mothers
It should be a blissful time in life, but for kids raised in the mafia, childhood is more likely to mean dealing drugs and collecting protection money. It could even mean killing your own mother, while education could include watching animals being slaughtered and learning to shoot guns. Now authorities in Italy are expanding a…
Authorities in Colombia expose Tren de Aragua’s involvement in drug trafficking
The arrest in Colombia of a leader of a faction of the Venezuelan mega-gang, Tren de Aragua, has highlighted the organization’s little-known role in the drug trade. Colombian police arrested Carlos Antonio López Centeno, alias “El Pilo,” along with ten other Venezuelans in the municipality of Riohacha, La Guajira department, in northern Colombia, on March…
Thousands march in Rome against the mafia, demanding justice for victims
Hundreds of victim’s families took part in the demonstration which is marked annually on the first day of spring, 21 March. Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Rome on Thursday to remember the hundreds of people killed by the mafia in Italy and to demand justice. The “Day of Remembrance and…
Italy’s most wanted mafia boss arrested after 30 years on the run
Convicted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested on Monday in Sicily’s capital, Palermo. He was Italy’s most wanted fugitive for almost thirty years. Convicted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been captured after 30 years on the run, the Associated Press reports. The 60-year-old Denaro was arrested on Monday in the Sicilian capital Palermo….
Leonardo Rizzuto, son of Vito Rizzuto, Canada’s most notorious gangster, is injured in highway shooting
A drive-by shooting on a Laval highway just north of Montreal injured Leonardo Rizzuto, the son of the late Vito Rizzuto, who once led the Mafia in Montreal. In a drive-by shooting on a highway in Laval, just north of Montreal, Leonardo Rizzuto – son of the late Vito Rizzuto, who once led the Montreal…
De FBI graaft naar lichamen op boerderijen in New York die banden hebben met de misdaadfamilie Gambino
Twee eigendommen in de staat New York die verbonden zijn met de beruchte misdaadfamilie Gambino worden nu doorzocht op menselijke resten – dagen nadat tien vermeende maffialeden en medewerkers werden opgepakt in een ingrijpende aanklacht tegen RICO. Meerdere wetshandhavingsinstanties, waaronder de FBI, werden dinsdag en woensdag gezien terwijl ze huiszoekingen uitvoerden en zware machines gebruikten…
Het grootste maffiaproces in Italië zou het einde van de maffia kunnen betekenen: 207 gangsters krijgen een gevangenisstraf van 2200 jaar
Tijdens een baanbrekend maffiaproces in Italië deze week hebben tientallen informanten de criminele groep verraden, terwijl honderden werden gearresteerd en veroordeeld tot 2.200 jaar gevangenisstraf Peetvader Pasquale Bonavota had valse documenten bij zich toen hij werd weggerukt toen hij knielde om te bidden in een kathedraal in Genua, Italië. Een andere maffiabaas werd gearresteerd toen…
Beruchte huurmoordenaar uit New York die drie mensen doodde, ontsnapt aan federale hechtenis in Florida
Dominic Taddeo was een huurmoordenaar tijdens de georganiseerde misdaadoorlogen van Rochester, in de staat New York, begin jaren tachtig De beruchte New Yorkse gangster Dominic Taddeo ontsnapte slechts een jaar na zijn geplande vrijlating aan de federale hechtenis in Florida, aldus een rapport. De maffia-huurmoordenaar, veroordeeld voor de moord op drie mensen en twee mislukte…
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