The Italian Mafia has infiltrated more than 45 countries around the world.

The European Police Agency (Europol) said that the Italian criminal network is one of the most dangerous criminal groups in the European Union (EU) with main activities such as drug trafficking, extortion, scrap metal trading, tax fraud, money laundering...

Italian mafia-style organizations have expanded significantly abroad, penetrating more than 45 countries worldwide. Within the EU, these organizations have a wide range of activities, mainly in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Malta, Romania and Spain. These Italian criminal networks are also present outside the EU, notably in Colombia, Switzerland and the United States .

Marc Feren Claude Biart, a member of an Italian mafia gang that specialized in smuggling drugs into Europe, was arrested in 2021. Photo: INTERPOL

Europe’s most dangerous criminal networks operate in a highly flexible manner, using legitimate business structures to facilitate or conceal their criminal activities. In fact, 86% of these networks use a legitimate business front, either by infiltrating high-level businesses or setting up new ones. The sectors most vulnerable to organised crime infiltration were identified as construction, hospitality and logistics…

MINH CHAU

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/mafia-italy-tham-nhap-hon-45-quoc-gia-tren-toan-the-gioi-post735976.html