Colombian authorities arrest alleged Italian mafia boss
Colombia officials, Italian ‘Ndrangheta Mafia alleged leader in Latin America in control of cocaine shipments and accused of illegal human trafficking routes, he said.
Police described the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, also known as “Peppe”, a desired Italian under a red statement, who wanted to be arrested in 196 countries.
According to an official report, During a coordinated operation between Colombia, Italian and British officials, he was caught on the street in Bogota, the Colombian capital of Colombia.
Colombian Police President Carlos Fernando Triana is believed to be part of Palermo’s “Ndranghet Mafia’s” one of the most strict knitting cells “of Palermo.
Ndrangheta, one of the most powerful and secret criminal organizations in Italy, has expanded its influence abroad and is accused of widely accused of importing cocaine.
The suspect, “only Colombia, Peru and Ecuador not only to ensure that the purchase of large cocaine shipments, but also to carry drugs to the European markets used to carry the maritime and land roads,” he said.
According to the United Nations, illegal cocaine production reached 3708 tons in 2023 and an increase of approximately 34 percent compared to the previous year, mostly due to the expansion of coca leaf cultivation in Colombia.
