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‘Hydra’ Trial: Jail for Dozens of Mobsters From Italy’s Three Mafia Clans After Rare Alliance to Run Drug, Money Laundering Ring
The 'Hydra' trial revealed a consortium of 62 mafiosi from three groups running crimes in Lombardy, with sentences up to 16 years, prosecutors said.
- Yesterday in Milan, a court sentenced 62 defendants to up to 16 years and ordered 45 others to face a full trial in Lombardy, Italy's richest region, targeting mafiosi linked to 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, and Camorra.
- Milan prosecutors argued that the 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, and Camorra formed Hydra, an alleged consortium to commit extortion, drug trafficking, money laundering, and superbonus abuse.
- Documents show a series of three meetings in 2020–2021 where prosecutors argue members planned joint aims, and intercepted calls include Giancarlo Vestiti saying `Without shooting, have you seen how everything has changed?`
- On appeal, Italy's highest court backed prosecutors and allowed the trial in Milan's Opera prison courtroom bunker to continue under tightened security after death threats.
- The case highlights alleged infiltration of Lombardy's economy by powerful 'Ndrangheta families, ties to Matteo Messina Denaro's Sicilian clan and defendant Giuseppe Fidanzati.
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Clans and bosses from the "clean face," overcome rivalries, divided drugs, weapons and business: 62 convictions
·Italy
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A court in Milan found members of several mafia organizations guilty of drug and financial crimes in northern Italy.
·Germany
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The three largest mafia organizations in Italy are allied in the north for their machinations. In a maxi trial, the judiciary is taking action against the criminals - and sends them partly for a long time behind bars.
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In the high-security room there are harsh judgments: a mafia alliance of three organisations is causing a stir in Milan.
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