the inquiry for the 1st time and jim and parliamentary history, politicians were committed to shedding lights on the global mafia organization, pursuit faced obstacles, expedited sources and the same wonderful getting signed documents ended on this cause we regularly come up against the restriction of the state board is not we can only deal with matters that are in some way related to through india. and of course this excludes operations baton, not direct to related to through india. when would it be on state who it is? we can only add limited pieces of the puzzle coming done, and one was everything to push them to push the tyler on open. so for me, let's get them to myself it. we're dealing with a mafia organization that's on pricing worldwide. it's not limited to you or full gemini, it's about worldwide operation licensed by the looks up by the prototype, just as police investigate has come up against state board is for example, kind of we in the committee of inquiry on limited to the guns for stick or we can only ever uncover a fraction of all the entanglements of this complex mafia organization. this makes

it difficult for us to assess things past certain points and logic and actually see the big picture. yeah. first, 1st and it was in operation fee to the federal criminal police conduct to germany's 1st major investigation into the mafia. they targeted 7 italians suspected of forming a local and did i get to group an effort and believe to be responsible for the mfc is money laundering operations. during the day with the ration, the federal police o. b k, a chief, something once thought impossible. 5 on the come to investigate has infiltrate, typically the attorney and cut up in yet he would amazed, but suddenly female came to a halt. putney juice, a cumbersome requests for mutual legal assistance with italy, and apparently because of sensitivities in the syringe and public prosecute his office. the committee of inquiry tried to find out why several requests and mutual legal assistance between germany additionally formed the basis of co operation in

the fight against the mafia, which is active on a global scale. see, to was quietly terminated in 2002 and 4 years later the proceedings were officially was put in sign in or whole part. we'd have to use dates in all but as the police forces and the judiciary in europe have made significant advances here. and what this has partly to do with the wealth of experience, a crew during the crack down on organized crime in the 1990s in early 2, thousands european authorities such as europe hole, for example, and euro just on the judicial side. put in place processes that enable direct cooperation, which makes necessary rapid operational cooperation possible. this could happen via european investigation orders, where criminal procedural measures of other countries can be carried out in germany and vice versa. shop, which is wine mob or we're joint investigation. teams are partnered with other countries because organized crime is never regional to mines on between scope. and

it's certainly not just about the individual state or germany as a whole. that you know, it's usually at least at the european level. and often even the global level be just everything is tightly networked, especially regarding the flow of money from the criminal structures and clientele, if it was. and that's where with international cooperation, we've made a big step forward. adults in feel i'm following causes the bottom of the thoughts as a moment. as see to was just the beginning. an inability to act meant the mafia became rooted in effort. but the information gathered by the federal police and the syringe and state police office at the time will be decisive. 20 years later, as we'll see, operations to the italians take action against the and i get to from 0 in calabria, almost a 170 men are arrested including 11 in germany. the challenges mfc

a membership attempted murder and extortion with links to buttons looking back has the end of area serene gea to was involved. the investigation showed that the suspected my fios, the a black mailing all the restroom toes in germany. not just that is coming from italy, possibly a gym and businessmen. 2 of the coolest pots they using the deuce book mexico as a leverage in 2007, 6 italians died in the shoot house induced the close by a family feud. for the 1st time, the in blankets had to come in gemini, a huge mistake from this point on in blankets. it could be targeted by jim and police. so they have to go into hiding and a good 11 years later, used those brutal murders to threaten german and calabria. and on for putting us the, the russ kind of being heavy, investigating calabria, the has cno socrates help. they were telling colleagues with information but otherwise can do nothing. but this information proved important. it was the only

way operation ca could show how the end did. i get to what able to establish themselves that, that k, if it doesn't have to be fine, we must food on the, in this investigation, thanks to our use of the legislation and therefore the tools of cooperation. we were able to identify a large number of members of the input on utah from it to you. the role in the province of crow tony who had been based in germany for years and wanted to feed actually don, you said anything you're mine. yeah. it could be of the, of, on all they have a stablished themselves. they are mainly in the commercial and wine sector. and that's a political message obviously, until the beginning. when the supplementing point. during this phase, we did not see any particularly violent behavior on german territory, but we were able to identify consolidated investments in the food and wine trait, which had existed in germany for years and said sort of the loudest thoughts you on

the commission for the tv and equally in 1000. okay, don and your my don't know the collaboration allowed us to identify a in that and get the structure that had been in place for several years chuckling since he, which was a remarkable result of what i mean that i can get up and shot. i just got the, the, the c, r, e, e k. everything was here as i've always worked out the way they can and you know, things in the fight against the massey. it always depends on the commitment of individual investigators as the said and largest operation against the in that and get that to date. also showed operation fully. no police officers from full countries took action against the mafia. the target plans from some luca, calabria, and villages they pay to set for road in the feeder operation. 14 men were arrested in germany alone. this time it was about international cocaine trafficking from south america through european ports. 4 tons of cocaine were confiscated. and once

again, the trail led back to efforts the fight against the and try and get to became a joint endeavor. a joint investigation team for it was set top which allowed information to flow faster and more directly. the store, which he's involved, could sit together at one table fully no marks, a turning point in european police work in germany, deaf of christmas, in the state of north rhine westphalia. there might have been since the good we now understand how our italian colleagues work and in particular we've become closer collaborators. it started with the deuce board motors and then continued through various operations such as pulling on it's, it's very important to understand the legal system of our italian colleagues. and to incorporate the knowledge that our time colleagues have accrued about all kinds of mafia structures into our work. and so i think that will lead to success some and some of for a 2nd key to success late in the hague, in the netherlands home to the european police will still receive your report.

sykes, to its help pulling know, was the 1st internationally coordinated operation against in that and get to law enforcement agencies from several countries came together to fight an international criminal syndicates on an international level. we have to do with what we have and for sure i'm a strong believer and the fact that this corporation that this international corporation, what you all doing every day here is really the future of producing. i think that you cannot walk in these are nation uh you have 2 of your a law enforcement agencies working at very low quarter level in the communities and so on. but it's uh, you will have to have also some fall sees to go for international incorporation and

to see the, the issues that you of the cream, you know, issues from a, the global, desperate to you. and this is what the said, john, see your opponent is doing every day since 2020 a trial has been ongoing and the so called template bunk of the to so to of higher regional codes, this is explicitly a c, a trial, something the public prosecutor's office attaches great importance to 14 men of being charged. most of them with mafia connections of whom 5 are alleged in that i get to see the trial takes time and as a must have undertaking for the public prosecutor's office. the translation of autonomy and documents alone has cost $2500000.00 euros. so far, the legal file is 400000 pages long. it's quite the challenge for the defense lawyers to the i'll pull blame a deal, so 5 and then does. my love is in my view, the main problems with these proceedings or the defendants are brought together, who simply shouldn't be together in the dock. if the 2 sports public prosecutor's

office hadn't stubbornly fixated on the idea of mafia and co, we would have been through with a whole case long ago. with such quantities of cocaine involved, there would be heavy prison sentences either way, what's called the idea of criminal organization and mafia persecution, then would no longer play such a decisive role in the sentencing call from us. but that's exactly the point. judges are usually reluctant to charge someone under section $1.00 to $9.00, which talk it's organized, crime and jim and rule. because it's often difficult to prove the penalties a comparatively low lowest ones on the c turning system, italian law enforcement authorities of all to have their difficulties in putting together mafia structures and describing them, especially from a judicial point of view. it's now been around 10 years since the 1st sentence is that the highest courts in italy established that the in drawing get to even exist details here too. it's been

a long journey and we are currently in the process of exchanging views on this in order to present it, to the german judiciary accordingly. because into authoration platinum, the proceedings are conducted in body and looking back and 2 in again, it's involved cocaine trafficking and comes from san luca again with connections to syringe you this time the allegations with money laundering on tax evasion is something that is what is the truth of will feel and the way it worked was that the criminal group, which the italian investigating authorities are tribute to the in the wrong utah in organized crime group in italy, sold food to retailers without an invoice. sometimes telling them you which organization they belong to and where they came from the cold. and the sales tax that was due was listed on invoices of the retailers, but never pay like, you know, the state of these dr. field tax evasion and money laundering other main ways in which the fios in germany attract attention to themselves. the trial for

international drug trafficking took place in italy. the med smuggled the drugs from south america via the netherlands, belgium, and the poets of humbug to calabria. but the trial and constance was special for another reason. for the 1st time in the gym and justice system, the and drank it to what directly named in a verdict, the mafia has been active in gemini for more than 60 years. finally, the legal proof, thanks to a public prosecutor's office and the court that recognized its importance. he doesn't get out. and he's told you when you guys to the end that i don't get to have a history on. which means there is a traditional system of values and norms the that are practiced in germany and detectable images of the field. now it's easier for the german law enforcement authorities to name the in drawing gets us specifically a new man. all we need is a judicial decision that the in drawing it to exist before you so far. there's only the $34.00 page verdict from the constance district court from i'm there still needs to be progress and ensuring that you do sharing names. them directly use

which would allow the in drawing guitar to be targeted by law enforcement authorities, if they suspect their involvement of a full studies in front of that is still search, he's was struggling. what's about civil society? how can it be mobilized to fight the mafia? if nobody can see the criminal organization every year, the syringe and green policy organizes and information day and effort. coinciding with the committee of inquiry, the experts want to show how the and try and get to operate and how they have successfully infiltrated and continue to infiltrate. jim and society disguised as nice restaurant says or close friends of magistrates. mark with triple d is here to spread awareness most fema mafia exploration. mon, you have to talk about the mafia. you have to build an anti mafia culture mask. the mafia has shown itself in germany and it's important for the population, especially young people to recognize the mafia in order to better flight attendant

. only the best such will become germany as a mafia country, but many to see it deals ortiz investigation. see chris and the general public isn't informed people on to way. one way to change that she's by teaching school children to learn how organized crime is attacking the economy and democracy. but he had to courageous people are needed to take this on in the police, the public prosecutions office, or among teachers. this team my mafia. we actually deal with the topic of the mafia and cos in italian lessons. and it's specifically in the curriculum ones, the i, because this now effect around region away from italy and suddenly in germany. and of course it's a topic that we have to talk about just simply create awareness. and that's why i want to inform myself so that i can turn in for my students for me. and on the day, off to the info day, in october of 2023,

a stones throw away from the venue in efforts the state police of north ryan west failure, searched an apartment west. several italians were registered once again in efforts . the operation gentleman's, his joints, police operation in italy and frank foot timeline showed that in blankets a clans listed involved in the drug trade, despite the pressure to prosecute them. they probably relied on chinese groups for money transfers and deals that were arranged from frankfurt offices, confiscated goods, with almost 4000000 euros. for 5 years, frank foot police have been investigating the suspected mfc, l z and their associates. they've picked up on money transfers in inconspicuous residential areas. despite the previous quote, decisions and experience. international cooperation is once again proving challenging done this is not to of course it's important to have

a discourse with our italian colleagues. but the language barrier can be a challenge because not all officers of the italian police speak english about this . all this makes communication difficult because then there are other legal requirements that complicate matters to us in italy. proceedings are conducted exclusively by the public prosecutor's office. and the police can only work under their direction. so in germany, the public prosecutor's office is in charge of the proceedings. but the work or the ideas usually come from the police on, on another point which is also very important is personnel college. but if you need the right personnel, both in terms of quantity and quality, and for that you need to have enough resources on the gym and police, but watching a meeting between suspected murphy abuses in a pizzeria. this time, many of the observations came from the gym and police note from italy, as is so often the case. together, they then reconstructed the money trail and drug roots of the suspected and drank

a t c. and they found connections all the way to africa. diplomat from guinea, beside apparently smuggled drugs for the my fios the, they mentioned frank sent the range the deal and zone i just a money because he didn't know school any of the. so does. he's the son of a former president from guinea. besides, he became a diplomat for portugal and was also involved in international drug traffic interest shift heroin from afghanistan to america, and cocaine from south america to germany or europe, dominican. i thought you meant to be expedited with all of them. so he was an international player, one might say, what is most i did that surprise you to such and such as of course we were surprised. yes, it's not an everyday occurrence, but of course it makes sense. if you look at the bigger picture, because i'm because diplomats aren't so closely monitored and they have completely different options available to them and completely different access. and these, i mentioned them on in google, in this audit. if you google this person, you'll see the family entanglements, the whole family,

more or less was or is still involved in international drug traffic categories, which is not then it's not until monday or tuesday operation. you recap, police phone, either the welds took action against the and try and get to, which is the biggest on team i feel opperation to date. have any um, 2 units coordinated in real time across 3 continents. comes from sun, luka way. yes. again, the target of the investigate is 132 arrests were made including 25 men in gemini, the talk of somebody on the front as we didn't talk for him most awfully strong been 6 north side woken up the day before at 8 am and worked for 36 hours straight . and so i remember that a very well it was interesting and a real highlight that we managed at that moment in time to conduct an operation all around here at weaving desk. in the end, it was reassuring that no colleagues were harmed of all of the suspects we detained

were also brought in unharmed systems. there were arrests and evidence with seas eyes, which helps with the criminal proceedings. so we weren't just sitting here in dusseldorf working on our own case. last, we knew that colleagues, all over europe we're working together to and this sense of community was very satisfying on what does this come on, trusting for some type of reading. in germany alone, 6 federal states were affected. 25 arrest warrants were executed. a joint investigation team was set up again at the european level, subject to move to symbols, haney, a slate in several countries. coordinated by you're a poll and you wrote just brazil and panama. we're also involved in gemini restaurants and ice cream. paula is with the main targets of the raids. also an effort. since the beginning restaurants have served the and try and get to know certainly as a cover to bubble as a logistical base for criminal business. look on this, find this on look to solve for you to 100 to this is team oldest motif is the north

run west of failure as a safe haven for the in wrong get to go. they want to bring money from drug trafficking into the world economy. but even more important than that is to establish a strategic base here. namely to be active in cities to hear what is happening. see, it's getting in touch with decision makers in the public administration of assimilating with society, but also using these bases to accommodate people who are warranted by law enforcement agencies in italy. for example, under the constitution. it's very important for them to bring a young in that i'm get the state and family members here to work and learn the language. just, you can't succeed internationally by just speaking your local dialect. i'm. it comes into, it's not their main task is to establish this young group, especially men throughout europe, with language skills and education so that they can later be present on the international drug market. it's not often it functions as a training location for them to look. you're not on his findings on all speaking, stumbled an effort to restaurant here and there was also arrested his name had

appeared in the feeder proceedings often more than 20 years. he finally ends up in hon costs. now he's accused of being involved in at least one cocaine deal to a stray. the. she denies this, but she's restaurants remain open. officially the syringe, the a state police is only and only look at that to you. rico was also based on the findings. the syringes have been gathering since 1998 success had finally arrived. opiates, in directory and tried cooperation between the authorities is key yet regardless of whether it gets only the german federal police or in this case, the range of state office of criminal investigation, everything had to start all over again after feed. cuz i'm because the relevance, the importance of the danger posed by organized crime has grown considerably for everyone involved in all federal states. and this has also led to a new awareness with sign, exhort operation. eureka has shown that the in that and get to have also been using

high tech for a long time. the old boss is preferred to speak face to face, but calibri and my fios, he today use encrypted cell phones. the phones were considered top proof. what's up against is until the police hacked them to be able to have access to this that was exchanged by the criminal for the son creeped in. networks of communication, whether it is on co chat sky, you see all this is really cru sure. in the last, just one this down. how uh, the the, the biggest and the mall done dress. uh, organized one networks are working wide. when you uh or these that coming from unclipped in networks of communication. you most of the time, see the picture from the top it's. it's

a top down approach. you have the biggest one and you see we, which we do with the are in your nation. so it's far more easy to understand how it works. back in the syringe and state parliament, the questioning of the district judge headed off to dallas. he's still so no problem. neither with the fact he helped his autonomy in friend know with advising his friends lawyer on how to avoid the ongoing investigation. he didn't find it remarkable that his friend was convicted of drug possession and remains in contact with his friends family. to this day. the committee of inquiry must present a final report in 2024. he will have some holes in. it says the committee is limited to the syringe here. it's difficult to investigate a global mafia organization. there's nobody else pick the best ones as well. i think the way out would be to do with the, to the high level the bonus. i actually think that the german federal government

should be obliged to take a closer look at this form of organized crime. for example, with the committee of inquiry. ok. so it would probably even be advisable to go ahead and do this at the european level because of course many other countries are effective to, for example, portugal as well as easily the netherlands definitely as well. and i think that if we really want to catch things up and deal with it, seriously, we have to go to the european union even though based on your despite major police operations. despite all the successes then that can get to still fall from being defeated. gym and lose and particular still make it easy for them to thrive. the fight against the mafia has only just begun the

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