First European farmers practiced ritual killing used today by the mafia
The first examples of ‘incaprettamento’ appear in cave paintings in southern Italy dated to the European Mesolithic period
Spanish police dismantle mafia-linked drug-running network in the Canary Islands
In a joint operation with Europol and Italian anti-mafia investigators, 700 kilos of cocaine were seized and four men with links to the ‘Ndrangheta and a Balkans cartel arrested
Sicily wracked by wildfire and soaring temperatures
At least five people have died in the blazes, which also left thousands of residents of Catania and Palermo without electricity or water
Messina Denaro: The 30 years of secrets that protected the Italian mafia boss
The Cosa Nostra capo managed to evade authorities thanks to a wide protection network involving high-level officials, businesspeople, doctors and lawyers
Matteo Messina, the most-wanted mafia boss in Italy, was hiding just six miles from his family home
EL PAÍS traveled to his hideout in Campobello di Mazara, where residents say he was often seen at the local bar and pizza restaurant
Matteo Messina: The fall of Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss
The mobster, who had been on the run for 30 years, was arrested just six miles from the Sicilian town where he was born and raised
Italy arrests fugitive mafia boss Matteo Messina
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The 60-year-old was arrested at a private clinic in Palermo after three decades on the run