A notorious Italian mafia member operating from the Netherlands has been arrested in Brazil, suspected of cocaine smuggling. In his home in Amsterdam he had paintings of mafia art.

59-year-old Italian Aldo G. has been arrested in Brazil for drug trafficking. Another 24 people were arrested in Italy and Germany. Police have found 25 kilos of cocaine, 90,000 euros in cash and firearms. They seized 4 million euros in money. G. is suspected of directing, financing and organizing large-scale cocaine trade from the Netherlands.

According to the National Police Unit, the arrests are the result of 'years of cooperation between the Dutch' anti-mafia team 'and the Italian authorities.'

Several buildings in Amsterdam and Amstelveen were probably used as storage, the police reports. During searches of Aldo G.'s home and catering establishment, one found, among other things, administration, a money counting machine and 'mafia art'. These are paintings of The Godfather and Scarface , according to the police with an estimated value of 30,000 euros.

Aldo G. is known as a member of the Sacra Corona Unita, the mafia from his native Salento in Italy. He was the focal point for his organization in Amsterdam, which was guilty of a double assassination along the A-12 and was held responsible for the death of a rival clan member in 2017.

The master brain of the organization was Filippo Cerfeda, who became a regret in Italy and later confessed to the murders at the A-12. Aldo G. was acquitted on appeal for the murders, after he had previously been convicted in court .