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Tag: Organized Crime
Italy Starts Largest Mob Trial in Decades
Prosecutors in the southern region of Calabria opened a trial of 325 defendants linked to the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate accused of murder, corruption, drug trafficking and other crimes.
In Amsterdam, Getting High at Coffee Shops May Soon Be for Locals Only
The Dutch city, in an effort to crack down on growing numbers of low-budget “drug tourists” and organized crime, plans to forbid the sale of marijuana to foreigners in its famed coffee shops.
Greece Wants Him in Prison. Instead, He’s in the E.U. Parliament.
Leaders of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party were convicted of running a criminal group. But one is living free in Brussels, immune from extradition as a European Parliament member.
She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One
Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.
Criciúma, Brazil, Attacked by Armed Gang, Police Say
An organized gang struck the southern city of Criciúma with guns and explosives, robbing a bank and briefly taking hostages. Hours later, Brazilians reported another gang robbery over 2,000 miles away.
Spanish Judge Releases a Fugitive Italian Mafia Suspect
A court spokesman said the judge had not been aware of accusations linking the fugitive to organized crime.
Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn Sentenced to Prison
The neo-fascist party’s leaders were convicted of running a criminal organization, and some of its members were found guilty of acts of violence.
Golden Dawn Found Guilty of Running Criminal Organization in Greece
The court tied the far-right party to a string of attacks, including the fatal stabbing of a left-wing rapper.
Businessman Acquitted in Murder of Jan Kuciak, Journalist in Slovakia
Marian Kocner was acquitted of ordering the 2018 killing of an investigative journalist that set off anticorruption protests.