Death threats and money laundering: With the ‘Ndrangheta clan on a business trip through Germany. A close-up of the everyday life of the Farao clan.
By Norbert Höfler and Sandro Mattioli
With numerous searches and arrests, the police in Germany and other European countries took action against Italy’s powerful mafia organization ‘Ndrangheta today, Wednesday. More than 1000 emergency services were involved. In Germany, the focus of the raids was in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Thuringia. For this current occasion, we are republishing an article here that was first published on the stern website on April 7, 2018.