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Alleged Leader of Italian Mafia Arrested in Colombia, Accused of Overseeing Cocaine Shipments

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Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, who was wanted under an Interpol red notice calling for his arrest in 196 countries.

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On Friday, the Colombian police arrested Giuseppe Palermo, an Italian who was identified as the Latin American liaison officer of an international drug trafficking network. He was the subject of an Interpol red notice and Italy is requesting his extradition.

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Colombian authorities have reported the capture of an alleged leader of the Italian Mafia ‘Ndrangheta in Latin America, accused of supervising cocaine shipments and managing illegal routes to Europe. Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, also known as ‘Peppe’, an Italian who was requested by a red notification from Interpol, which ordered his arrest in 196 countries. (Continue reading...) La entrada Capture in Colombia a leader of t…

A leader of the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America has been arrested in Colombia, accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and controlling illegal smuggling routes to Europe. Colombian police said Italian Giuseppe Peppe Palermo was arrested on the streets of the Colombian capital, Bogotá, in a coordinated operation involving Colombian, Italian and British authorities, as well as Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency.

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Giuseppe Palermo is considered the top leader of the ‘Ndrangheta’ mafia in Latin America.

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Diretta Sicilia broke the news in on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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