Italian police arrested 181 suspected mafia members in a major raid, dealing a “hard blow” to Cosa Nostra’s attempt at a ...

Though mobsters terrorised Sicily for decades, harsh crackdowns in the 1990s and early 2000s seriously weakened the Cosa ...

Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.

Mafia godfathers in Sicily have been caught on wiretaps lamenting the “miserable” calibre of new recruits as nearly 150 ...

Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo ...

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Italian police arrest 150 in major Sicilian Mafia crackdown, revealing ongoing grip on Palermo despite decline in power.

The Sicilian Mafia, the inspiration for the "Godfather" movies, is no longer the force it once was, subject to years of ...

Mafia bosses in Sicily have been heard complaining about their lack of power and the 'miserable' state of new recruits in ...

In the early 1990s crusading anti-mafia prosecutors were murdered as they tried to hit back. Then in 1993 the so-called boss ...