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Italian police crackdown and linked drug busts

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Italian police crackdown on organized crime and drugs linked drug busts

Since late May 2026 Italy’s anti‑mafia and anti‑drug operations have broadened, expanded, targeting illegal gambling venues, under‑age alcohol sales and labour‑exploitation sites across the country. Police shut down unlicensed betting hubs, seized illegal gaming machines, and arrested members of the Cappello‑Bonaccorsi clan for armed drug trafficking. In August, a wave of large‑scale while seizing large drug busts was added to the campaign. shipments. In the Turin area August the Carabinieri seized roughly 700 kg of marijuana and about 3.3 t of cocaine. cocaine in the Turin area, arresting seven suspects. Simultaneous raids by the Guardia di Finanza and local police in Catania, Riccione, Civitanova, Agliana, Tortoreto and other towns confiscated dozens of kilograms Catania uncovered 2.1 kg of cocaine hidden in a vehicle dashboard, seized €820 in cash and led to several arrests. the arrest of a 68‑year‑old man. These Italian actions were part of a coordinated international effort that also struck shipments effort: Mexican police stopped a cargo van in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica Tlalpan and Venezuela, delivering confiscated 217 kg of cocaine; Colombian officers intercepted 170 kg of marijuana on the Neiva‑Castilla highway; Panama’s National Aeronaval Service seized 530 drug packages from a boat at Playa Chiquita; and Venezuela’s CICPC dismantled a clandestine airstrip used for drug transport, arresting eight individuals. The combined operations represent a significant blow to trans‑national narcotics networks. networks linked to organized crime groups operating across the Americas and Europe.

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  1. 2026-08-04 23:42 UTC Italian police crackdown and linked drug busts
  2. 2026-08-04 21:13 UTC Italian police crackdown on organized crime and drugs
  3. 2026-08-04 17:24 UTC Italian police crackdown on organized crime and drugs
  4. 2026-08-04 13:50 UTC Italian police crackdown on organized crime and drugs
  5. 2026-08-04 09:34 UTC Italian police crackdown on organized crime expands
  6. 2026-07-26 07:54 UTC Italian police crackdown on organized crime expands
  7. 2026-07-26 07:54 UTC Italian anti‑mafia crackdown expands

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