as people learn to classify small handful of animals as edible and all the rest they classify as disgusting. the w series about our complex relationship with animals need to be watch now on youtube, dw documentary, the europe in the fight against the mafia. the police of stepping up efforts to combat the calabria into and the efforts november 2023 the mafia. investigation committee in the syringe and state parliament summoned unimportant witness. a former judge from the district court was called to testify about his friendship with an italian restaurant. i am not in the

2 thousands. the 2 was so close that the judge was not only a regular customer, but also the restaurant as legal adviser. today, more than 20 years later, the judge sees nothing reprehensible about it. it was who just the home, the site to friendship. he explains to the committee. only his friend was considered by the gym and federal police to be a member of the in try and get to the dangerous criminal organization from calabria . the same in that and get to that was being investigated by a special committee of inquiry for the 1st time and jim and parliamentary history. politicians were committed to shedding light 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 that are not directly related to through india. one

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 them off your 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, they're going to click where 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 question is to the operation fee to the federal criminal police conduct to germany's 1st major investigation into the mafia. they targeted 7 italians suspect to forming a local and did i get to group an effort and believes to be responsible for the

math is money laundering operations during the day with the ration, the federal police. so 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 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 prosecutor's office. the committee of inquiry tried to find out why several requests and mutual legal assistance between gemini initially 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 closed. put in sign in or par. uh, we'd have to use dates in all far as the adult life police forces and the judiciary in europe have made significant advances here. and what this has partly to do with the wealth of the experience,

the crew during the crack down on organized crime in the 1990s in early 2, thousands european authorities such as europe. oh, 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 can happen via european investigation orders where criminal procedural measures of other countries can be carried out in germany and vice versa. shop, which is why in march or we're joint investigation. teams are partnered with other countries because organized crime is never regional combines 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, because everything is tightly networked, especially regarding the flow of money from the criminal structures and clientele. and that's where with international cooperation, we've made

a big step forward adults in feel i'm following causes the bottom to and then the thoughts fee 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 t rowe in calabria. almost a $170.00 men or rested, including 11 in germany. the challenges mfc a membership attempted murder and extortion with links to buttons looking back and this area. so india to was involved. the investigation showed that the suspected murphy ozi uh black, mailing all the restroom toes in germany. not just that is coming from italy, possibly a gym, and businessmen to the coolest pots they using the do, spoke mexico as a leverage in 2007, 6. it allianz died in

a shootout seemed to split close by a family feud. for the 1st time, the and drank a took up in germany, 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 entrepreneurs. the russ kind of in 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 of preparation cda could show how the in that and get to what able to establish themselves, that, that k, it doesn't have to be fine. we just put 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 get from it to the role in the province of crow. tony who have been based in germany for years and what

a definitely got you done and you said anything your mind. yeah, it could be of them all. and they have a stablished themselves. they are mainly in the commercial and wind sector. so political, much honestly, until the beginning when the supplementing fully, when i find 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 then said one of the largest products you want to make commission for low to be an equally like $1000.00. ok, don and you know, my don't know, the collaboration allows us to identify a in that and get the structure that had been in place for several years. chuckling cynthia, which was a remarkable results to put any of that on to the judge and south of that event. so young k, everything was here. so i've always looked at the way they, you know, you know, things of the fight against the mafia always depends on the commitment of individual

investigators as the subs 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. that targets plans from some luca calabria in villages, they played a central role 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 drank it became a joint endeavor. a joint investigation team for it was set top which allowed information to flow fast to unload directly. the or thirty's involved could sit together at one table. fully no mocks, a turning point in european police look in germany. the focus was in the state of

north rhine, west failure. there might have been since he could. 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 are telling colleagues have accrued about all kinds of mafia structures into our work. and so i think that will lead to success some in 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 the, was the 1st internationally coordinated operation against in that and get to law enforcement agencies from c little 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 in the fact that this corporation that this international

corporation, what we all doing every day here, is really the future of producing a thing that you cannot walk in. these are nation uh you have 2 of your, the 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, the 2 of the criminal issues from a 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 temperate bulk of the to so to of higher regional codes, this is explicitly a messy a trial, something the public prosecutor's office attaches great importance to 14 men has

been 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 undertaken 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 does he turn 60 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 it 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 to

something that is, what is the truth of appeal 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 for the state of. i'm just off the 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, there's

a 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 me when you guys to the end that i don't get to have a history long. which means there is a traditional system of values enormously that are practiced in germany and detectable images of the field. now it's easier for the german law enforcement authorities to name the and drug test specifically. and then all we need is a judicial decision that the in drawing it to exist before you so far. there's only the 34 page verdict from the constance district court from there still needs to be progress and ensuring the judiciary names them directly. students which would allow the in drunk 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, in green policy organizes and information day and effort. coinciding with the

committee of inquiry experts, one 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 restaurants says or close friends of magistrates is mackwood. triple di is had to spread awareness most fema mafia exploration in mind. you have to talk about them off you after you have to build an anti mafia culture masked, 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 deal socrates investigation c course. 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 that needed to take this on in the police,

the public prosecutor's 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 one of the i because this now effect around region away from italy. and suddenly in germany, 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 couldn't 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 with several italians, were registered once again and asked for an operation. gentleman, his joints, police operation in italy and frank foot timeline showed that in blankets a clans was involved in the drug trade, despite the pressure to prosecute them. they probably relied on chinese groups from

money transfers in deals that were arranged from frank foot offices confiscated goods with almost $4000000.00 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 and 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 . oh, this makes communication difficult. 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. the gym and police, but what team meeting between suspected must be a bosses 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. did to matt from guinea beside apparently some of the of drugs for the c o z they mentioned frank sent to arrange the deal and zone. i just emailed him 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 in cocaine, from south america to germany or europe. dominican not fortunate. and which device would go to the level of so he was an international player, one might say, what is most i did that surprise, you the southern subsidies? 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 diplomatic aren't so closely monitored and they have completely different options available to them and completely different access. and these, i mentioned women in with, in this audit. if you google this person, you'll see the family entanglement. this is the whole family, more or less was or is still involved in international drug traffic categories. and then that's not included under td operation eureka police phone i, the welds took action against the and try and get to it is the biggest on team. i feel authoration to date heavily um do units coordinated in real time across 3

continents. comes from sun, luka way. yes. again, the target of the investigate is $132.00 arrests were made including $25.00 men in gemini at talk on the, on the, on the front of those. we didn't talk for him. most officer strong been 6 and the other 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 throughout the year. we can just in the end, it was reassuring that no colleagues were harmed. all of the suspects we detained were also brought in unharmed systems. there were arrests and evidence with seas. isaac, which helps with the criminal proceedings if you don't have to. so we weren't just sitting here in dusseldorf working on our own case for the last, we knew the colleagues all over europe we're working together. and this sense of community was very satisfying. on what does camacho is shown to have a feeling 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 symbols, haney, a slate in several countries. coordinated by you are a poll and you are just brazil and panama. we're also involved in gemini restaurants and ice cream. paula is with the main targets of the raids also in effort. since the beginning restaurants have served the and try and get to know certainly as a cover letter bubble as a logistical base for criminal business. look on this, find this, i'll look to solve for you the longer time necessary table just motif is the north . ryan west. valia is a safe haven for the in drunk it time codes. 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 simulating with society. but also using these bases to accommodate people who are warranted by law enforcement

agencies in italy, for example, the constitution. it's very important for them to bring a young in the get teased in family members here to work and learn the language just and you can succeed internationally by just speaking here, local dialect i'm it comes into. it's not your main task is to establish this young group, especially men throughout europe, them with language skills and education so that they can later be present on the international drug market. northcutt's made functions as a training location on look you not on his findings on old speaking shovel, 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 hand costs. now he's accused of being in of then at least one cocaine deal to australia. he denies this, but she's restaurants remain open. officially the syringe, the a state police is only and only look, but t rico was also based on the findings, the syringe, and so being 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, that's a range of state office of criminal investigation, everything had to start all over again after feed or something. 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. the with the sign is or operation. eureka has shown that the in blankets have also been using high tech for a long time. the old boss is preferred to speak face to face, but calabria and my fios, he today use encrypted cell phones. the phones were considered top proof workshops against this 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 he is on co chat sky, you see all this is really crucial in the last, just one. this done. how the, the, the biggest and the more darn dress. uh, organized one networks all working wide. when you uh, or these data coming from unclipped in networks of communication, you most of the time see the picture from the top. 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 still so no problem, knighted with the fact he helped his attorney and 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 the global murphy 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 for 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 or the

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