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  • Italian prosecutors had issued arrest warrants for 41 people in Italy, Germany, Canada and Australia on suspicion of criminal association with the so-called 'ndrangheta, which Italian authorities call an organized-crime group that is based in the southern Italian region of Calabria.

    Italy Police Arrest Dozens In Organized-Crime Probe Stacy Meichtry 2011

  • Italian police arrested dozens of people suspected of links to Italy's most powerful drug-trafficking organization—the so-called 'ndrangheta—as part of a campaign to weaken the international network.

    World Watch 2011

  • The man believed to be the 'ndrangheta's top boss, Domenico Oppedisano, was picked up in Rosarno, a small coastal town in Calabria, the southern region where the organization is based, police said.

    Italy Arrests Hundreds In Mafia Sweep By ALESSANDRA RIZZO 2010

  • Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the sweep struck at the heart of the 'ndrangheta's organization and finances.

    Italy Arrests Hundreds In Mafia Sweep By ALESSANDRA RIZZO 2010

  • The man believed to be the 'ndrangheta's top boss, Domenico Oppedisano, was picked up earlier in the day in Rosarno, a small coastal town in Calabria, the southern region where the organization is based, police said.

    Big anti-crime sweep in Italy 2010

  • It also shed light on the 'ndrangheta's power hierarchy, exposing a more centralized and pyramid-like organization than previously thought.

    Italy Arrests Hundreds In Mafia Sweep By ALESSANDRA RIZZO 2010

  • "Given his role, seniority and the importance of events he knew, he had risen to the ranks of one of the 'ndrangheta's most important figures," said top police official Renato Cortese.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "Given his role, seniority and the importance of events he knew, he had risen to the ranks of one of the 'ndrangheta's most important figures," said top police official Renato Cortese.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "Given his role, seniority and the importance of events he knew, he had risen to the ranks of one of the 'ndrangheta's most important figures," said top police official Renato Cortese.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "Given his role, seniority and the importance of events he knew, he had risen to the ranks of one of the 'ndrangheta's most important figures," said top police official Renato Cortese.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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