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Captagon in the Levant: How a drug built an illicit economy, by Elia Razouk
What is Captagon? Captagon is the street name for fenethylline, a synthetic stimulant belonging to the amphetamine family, which has become particularly common in the Middle East. Today, the drug is mainly produced in Syria and trafficked on a massive scale to Gulf countries. Over time, Captagon has turned into a powerful economic and political tool, notably benefiting the al-Assad regime. Yet Captagon’s story did not begin in Syria. Its origins lie in Europe. In the 1960s, a
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Jan 195 min read
Organized Crime: A trafficking Empire
by Elia Razouk "The Camorra doesn't simply traffic in drugs or arms; it trades in everything, in life itself." expressed Roberto Saviano...
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Jan 23, 20256 min read
Challenging the Omertà: Is the Mafia Really Bound by Honour?
by Jawad Asaria “I have no intention of telling you anything about my friends. You know me: I am bound by Omertà.” Tomasso Buscetta’s...
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Nov 17, 20242 min read
Marginalization from Rif to Rotterdam: Moroccan mafia threatens Europe, triggering the far-right and Islamophobia
by Tuğrul Ibrahim Turan Dutch and Belgian authorities have been noting an immense increase in the illegal cocaine smuggling through the...
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Mar 8, 20248 min read
Migration & mafia in Italy
by Hudson Sidwell Over the last 20 years, the increasing globalisation has resulted in a rapid influx of migratory flows, especially...
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Feb 26, 20244 min read
When mafia and art cross paths: the unexpected affair between the art business and organised crime
By Tayga Karaz When asked what first comes to mind when mentioning the art trade, glamorous auction halls with wealthy bidders competing...
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Feb 10, 20243 min read


“If youth refuses its consent”
By Allegra Maria Ferlazzo Flores According to Save the Children, nine years ago, 700 million minors lived in an Italian municipality...
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Jan 10, 20244 min read


A conversation with Rocco Mangiardi, justice collaborator who denounced 'ndrangheta in Calabria
By Francesca Di Muro “Good is everywhere, not everyone is bad. I decided to trust and it worked out well for me, because if you don't...
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Dec 5, 20233 min read


Georgofili: The forgotten attack
By Sofia Bartolini It was May 27th, 1993, when Florence (Italy) awoke in the middle of the night to an abnormal and, at the same time,...
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Nov 9, 20235 min read


Antimafia volunteering camp in Bordighera’s confiscated assets: E!State Liberi! per le Case Libere
by Francesca Di Muro and Luna Ragozino What is E!State Liberi!? The volunteering camp near Bordighera organised by Libera associazioni,...
Francesca di Muro and Luna Ragozino
Oct 11, 202313 min read
The charges against Donald Trump in Georgia are thanks to an anti-mafia law
by Sara Dell'Acqua Trump surrendered himself at the Fulton County jail at 7.30 PM ET on Thursday, 24th of August. He already paid 10% of...
Sara Dell'Acqua
Aug 26, 20233 min read
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