All Blog Posts Tagged 'Drugs' (605)

Italian Organized Crime: Cosa Nostra, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Sacra Corona Unita

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By Angelo Carmelo Gallitto

Italian organized crime, divided in Cosa Nostra, ‘Ndrangheta, Camorra and Sacra Corona Unita, is a rich and powerful criminal enterprise with a lot of connections and branches around the world.…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 22, 2020 at 1:00pm — No Comments

IN PICTURES: Scampia neighborhood made famous by TV series Gomorra to be demolished

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

The Sails of Scampia (Vele di Scampia) in…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 22, 2020 at 7:53am — No Comments

Porsches and Yeezys – Profile of New York crime boss Aleksey Tsvetkov

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

Aleksey Tsvetkov (above, left) lived the good life for quite a while. As the leader of a violent,…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 21, 2020 at 11:19am — No Comments

“King of the Night” – Profile of Greek crime boss Vassilis Stefanakos

By Milko for Gangsters Inc.

Vassilis Stefanakos (photo above) was born in 1961 in a suburb of Athens,…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 20, 2020 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Ex-Gambino Mafia family underboss Sammy Gravano is trying to get some good gangster PR – Will it work?

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

Gambino Mafia family underboss and consigliere Frank “Frankie Loc” Locascio (photo above, far…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 16, 2020 at 6:30am — No Comments

Nephew of Mexican narco kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero hit with heavy load of drug charges

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

An associate and nephew of infamous narco kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero was charged in Brooklyn federal court on Monday with participating in an international conspiracy to manufacture and distribute…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 12, 2020 at 8:31am — No Comments

Albanians sentenced on charges they plotted to traffic £500K of cocaine

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

Three Albanian men were sentenced to prison on Monday over a plot to supply high purity…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 12, 2020 at 7:09am — No Comments

“Popeye”, Pablo Escobar’s chief sicario, dies of cancer at 57

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

Jhon Jairo Velásquez, who was once one of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s chief sicarios, died yesterday.…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 7, 2020 at 7:30am — No Comments

Clan-based Albanian drug gang busted across Europe

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

An Albanian organized crime clan was busted in multiple…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 7, 2020 at 1:40am — No Comments

Kingpin Style: Sinaloa Cartel bosses walk out of prison where they awaited extradition to U.S.

By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.

Some men are above the law. In Mexico this group of men tends to be quite large at the moment. High-placed drug lords live a life of luxury wherever they choose. Even inside prison walls. And when they want out?…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 1, 2020 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Easy Money: Two Mexican Narcos kill officer in shootout while unloading 750 kilos of cocaine

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

Drug money is fast money, but it isn’t always easy money. Two Mexican narcos found that out a few days ago, when they…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on February 1, 2020 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Supply and Demand: Longest cross-border tunnel discovered in San Diego as Cartels continue doing business

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

U.S. authorities have exposed the longest illicit cross-border tunnel ever discovered along the Southwest border. The tunnel originates in…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on January 30, 2020 at 3:19am — 1 Comment

American Mafia Murder: The Man in Potters Field

By Thom L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.

There are more than a million people buried in this graveyard. There are no stones or memorials to remember them. It’s not the biggest…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on January 29, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

‘Ndrangheta bust: Police arrest 18 Calabrian Mafia figures, charge them with €160 million fraud

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

Police in Italy today arrested 18 individuals with ties to the ‘Ndrangheta on charges of tax fraud. Around three…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on January 28, 2020 at 10:09am — No Comments

Chicago Latin Kings gangster gets 9 years in prison for cocaine trafficking

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

A member of the Chicago-based…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on January 17, 2020 at 5:30am — No Comments

One of Britain’s most wanted men arrested on Christmas Day in The Netherlands

By Gangsters Inc. Editors

The suspected leader of a gang, that is allegedly behind the importation of firearms into the United Kingdom, was arrested by…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on December 29, 2019 at 4:30am — No Comments

Profile of Moroccan drug boss Ridouan Taghi - “He who talks, goes. And everyone around him goes to sleep”

By David Amoruso

Some criminal masterminds appear out of nowhere. Ridouan Taghi is that type of gangster. The Moroccan-Dutch drug boss wasn’t known to the public or police until he had already flooded Europe with drugs and littered the streets with bullet-riddled bodies. It wasn't long before he became one of Europe's most…

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Added by Gangsters Inc. on December 17, 2019 at 5:00am — No Comments