ITALIAN OPERATION TAKES DOWN CORRUPT PORT WORKERS FACILITATING ‘NDRANGHETA DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES

A news release from Europol on 6 October advised that, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, the Italian Financial Corps (Guardia di Finanza) has dismantled a criminal network which relied on corrupt workers in the port of Gioia Tauro to smuggle hundreds of millions of euros’ worth of cocaine into Europe.  Some 300 police officers carried out coordinated raids against the members of this highly professional criminal syndicate linked to the ‘Ndrangheta. 

https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/italian-operation-takes-down-corrupt-port-workers-facilitating-%E2%80%98ndrangheta-drug-trafficking-activities

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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