Italian mafia ‘interested’ in drug trafficking in Costa Rica, says Interpol
Days after Costa Rican authorities arrested seven suspects in connection to an Italian cocaine-smuggling ring, Interpol says that mafia groups like the ‘ndrangheta are looking to enter the crowded field of drug traffickers in Central America.
Stefano Saioni of the Rome Interpol office said during a news conference in San José on Friday morning that this is the first time the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate has been seen in Latin America. The ‘ndrangheta is based in the southern Italian region of Calabria and is known for drug and arms trafficking in Europe.
“This investigation proved an interest in drug trafficking from this kind of mafia in Central America,” Saioni said.
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