'Ndrangheta
Connection to the mafia? Police are searching the rooms of a restaurant in Leipzig
The Italian mafia was investigated in Leipzig on Thursday.

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The police investigated the Italian mafia in Zentrum-Nord on Thursday. The raid is part of a nationwide investigation into the 'Ndrangheta. The rooms of an Italian catering supplier were searched.

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7/20/2023 4:54 p.m

Leipzig. On Thursday, Leipzig was the scene of a nationwide investigation into the Italian mafia. At around 2 p.m., the business premises of an Italian catering supplier were searched on the corner of Apelstrasse and Dessauer Strasse in the center north. The public prosecutor's office in Paderborn had ordered the raid and, according to senior public prosecutor Ralf Meyer, is investigating "trading of narcotics in significant quantities". So it's about drug trafficking, in which, according to Meyer, the Italian mafia 'Ndrangheta is involved.

145 kilos of marijuana: The discovery of the first search
According to Meyer, it is currently not possible to say whether the mission was successful. First, the authority had to evaluate what was taken from Dessauer Strasse. Several police cars and customs were on site. A video also shows an officer loading a computer into a police car.

It is not the first search of this investigation, according to senior public prosecutor Meyer from Paderborn. It is a follow-up assignment. On June 29, documents were confiscated during raids in Duisburg, Kassel and Höxter. Their evaluation revealed clues that ultimately led to the search in Leipzig. In addition, 145 kilograms of marijuana were seized at the end of June. During the first operation, the officers also found connections to the 'Ndrangheta, according to Meyer.

Mafia operates internationally
The 'Ndrangheta is a southern Italian mafia from Calabria that operates internationally. The group makes most of its money from smuggling drugs, especially cocaine. Outside of Italy, she is particularly active in Germany.

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