Israeli mafia boss captured in Istanbul
An Israeli crime boss sought by Interpol was discovered in a luxury home he was sharing with his Turkish girlfriend in the Şişli district of Istanbul.
Other Mafias
Black Axe Mafia in Nigeria: What You Need to Know
The Black Axe has been active in Nigeria for decades and is one of the country’s most-feared organized crime groups.
The Mexican Mafia kills one of its own
The Mexican Mafia was founded in the late 1950s by inmates in the California state prison system. Latino gang members from Southern California banded together for protection against inmates of other races and Latino gangs from Northern California.
Stidda fugitive captured thanks to Google Street View
Gioacchino Gammino was a member of the Stidda, an organized crime group that originated in Sicily. According to the testimony of various Cosa Nostra pentiti, the Stidda was formed after the Second Mafia War in the early 1980s by a number of former members of Cosa Nostra. Some of the “stiddari” (the name used to … Read more
