We often think #mafias belong only to weak states. In my book "Mafia Expansion" I show this isn't true - and discuss what it means for our democracies. If you want to know more, join me for the Cambridge Criminology Series on 16 Oct, 5pm (also online) ➡️ www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/mafia...

I wrote a long read for @unherd.com about how the mafia has infiltrated Germany - via the pizza restaurant. Based on a book by the excellent criminologist @zorahauser.bsky.social unherd.com/2025/08/how-...

Germany has a problem with organised crime and @maxdaly.bsky.social picked it up. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

New arrests for #mafia extortion in Germany shed light on an old story: the Farao clan has operated there for decades. Never dismantled, a new generation embedded itself in local life—sliding under the radar. I trace their history in my book, and this case is far from unique.

Industrial production of #cannabis in Liverpool, UK: a group specialising in electricity diversion on behalf of organised crime would cordon off areas, dig up pavements, and splice into cables to feed cannabis farms hidden in warehouses and shops. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

10 tons of #cocaine seized *not* in Antwerp or Rotterdam but in the small French city port of Dunkerque (north of Calais) - this is among the biggest seizures in Europe. In France overall, seizures increase by 130% over the past year. 👇 www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers...

EXKLUSIV Razzia LKA @Polizei_Thuer u. Zoll. Verdacht auf Drogenhandel u. Geldwäsche. Ermittlungen im Umfeld der #Mafia #Ndrangheta . Zusammenhang mit Festnahmen vor 2 Wochen in #Leipzig u. #Duesseldorf. Recherche mit @ahemmerling.bsky.social f. #MDR app.mdr.de/mdr-thuering...

Das LKA @Polizei_Thuer hat zwei Männer festgenommen. Beide sollen mit Kokain gehandelt und eine Verbindung zur #MAFIA #Ndrangheta haben. Für die Thüringer Fahnder könnte es ein Schlüsselverfahren werden. Die Recherche m. @ahemmerling.bsky.social www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...

Honoured to get a sneak preview of Dr. @zorahauser.bsky.social 's new book 'Mafia Expansion: The 'Ndrangheta in Established Democracies'. Zora talked about her fieldwork&findings to rapt @royalholloway.bsky.social students of MSc Terrorism Studies in Bloomsbury! 📚👇 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

A Libyan migrant smuggling network “beat, tortured, and abused” victims — and buried those it killed in the desert, local authorities say. Officers arrested an unknown number of suspected smugglers in a crackdown following the discovery of two mass graves.

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Ein katholischer Priester hinterlässt ein Haus mit Aufzeichnungen von sexualisierter Gewalt. Sein Neffe erbt den Tatort – und versucht herauszufinden, was geschehen ist. Wichtige @zeit.de Recherche zu sexualisiertem Missbrauch, #Kirche & die Lücken bei der Aufarbeitung www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...

26 January 1979, Cosa Nostra kills investigative journalist Mario Francese (photo, left) in Palermo. The murder is witnessed by his then 12-year-old son Giuseppe (photo, right), who later helps to bring those responsible to justice, before taking his own life in 2002 [Thread] >>1

🔎 A Nigerian cybercrime ring ran a hotel review scam that duped UK residents into costly bookings with false promises of crypto payouts. 105 arrests later—4 Chinese nationals and 101 Nigerians—authorities have dismantled the operation. #cybercrime

20+ senior mafiosi released in Sicily after decades in prison. Their return to the neighbourhoods they once controlled sends a message of relative impunity to the community and the Sicilian mafia is now more likely to reorganise 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Stashes of #captagon, off-brand Viagra and forged $100 bills found in government buildings in #Syria. Who will take on the business after Assad? www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Two British church officials stole $1.9 million from a children’s charity through fraudulent gift aid claims. a London court has ruled. Kwabena Duodu used stolen funds to buy a $697,665 home. Moses Asare, a head pastor, used his share for loansharking. www.occrp.org/en/news/evan...

One of Britan's most wanted drug traffickers got caught. He commented: "It’s all part of the journey helping me grow into a better person.” - here the incredible story of his last years on the run 👇

New from 404 Media: the cryptocurrency Tether has become a *massive* money laundering tool for Mexican drug cartels, according to multiple court cases we dug through. The currency so heavily linked to drugs that the price of Tether in Mexico has gone down www.404media.co/tether-has-b...

NEW: Even while wanted in the EU, Naples-born drug trafficker Raffaele Imperiale thrived in Dubai. A signed contract shows that the son of Dubai’s ruler took a 51% stake in a real estate firm Imperiale once chaired —and the Italian was there to sign the papers.

In Hannover ist ein Staatsanwalt beschuldigt mit der Kokainmafia zusammengearbeitet zu haben. Er leitete ein 16t-Kokain-Verfahren. Hier ist die Timeline des Falles: @ndrrecherche.bsky.social www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

✍️ Dr Emilia Ziosi's new research shows that illicit drug flows often integrate into the political & territorial landscapes of the countries they traverse - rather than remaining a transient activity detached from local social structures. Read more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/rese...

NEW: An international money-laundering ring run from Moscow & Dubai has been moving billions in crypto and cash for criminal operations, the UK National Crime Agency says. 84 people have been arrested as part of “Operation Destabilise,” involving police from the U.K., Ireland, the U.S. & France.

Let's extend that to most social sciences: the worrying trend of forgetting something was better in the past when it objectively was. Coupled with an anxiety to always reinvent the wheel. 👇

Gerry Hutch, “arguably Ireland’s most romanticized criminal with a reputation as a modern Robin Hood,” acquitted last year of murder and currently out on bail on money laundering charges, may be about to win a seat “after running a ramshackle campaign waged mostly from his popular TikTok account” 🇮🇪🤷

How many people receive a risk score? Confidential. How many people has the system flagged? Confidential. How much did the system cost to build? Confidential. How do you define fraud? Confidential

Interested in war and peace in the underworld? A great line-up for this conference on conflict resolution organised by @universityofoxford.bsky.social - I'll be speaking about the Calabrian mafia - info here www.ticketsource.co.uk/sociologynis...

👋 We're excited to join BlueSky! 🚀 Oxford Sociology is known for its strong analytical, empirical and comparative focus, tackling real-world issues across diverse areas such as #demography, #criminology, #gender, #politicalsociology and more ⭐ Follow us for updates!

Alicante ist eigentlich als Urlaubsparadies bekannt. Aber dort sind auch Mafiabanden am Werk, die nicht zimperlich vorgehen. Nun ist den spanischen Ermittlern ein Schlag gegen die organisierte Kriminalität gelungen. www.faz.net/aktuell/gese...

I wrote a piece for the Guardian on Russia’s mad drug world www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

DIE Antimafia-Konferenz am 18.11.2023 in Köln: interessante Gäste, spannende Infos, nette Menschen. Meldet Euch jetzt an! Mehr dazu unter www.mafianeindanke.de