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Alleged Leader of Italian Mafia Arrested in Colombia, Accused of Overseeing Cocaine Shipments

Summary by CBS News
Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, who was wanted under an Interpol red notice calling for his arrest in 196 countries.

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The boss of Giuseppe Palermo, known as "Peppe" was arrested in Bogota, in an operation conducted by the Colombian police and Europol, in the framework of Operation Prati of the mobile team of the police station of Reggio Calabria, coordinated by the Anti-Mafia District Direction, which led to the capture in Italy of 20 other wanted.

·Rome, Italy
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On Friday, the Colombian police arrested Giuseppe Palermo, an Italian who was identified as the Latin American liaison officer of an international drug trafficking network. He was the subject of an Interpol red notice and Italy is requesting his extradition.

·Paris, France
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"Someone known by 'Peppe', the Italian representative of the Ndrangheta Mafia in Latin America, was arrested," said the Colombian Defence Minister on Saturday in the social networks. "In Bogotá, our police, with the support of Europol, the United Kingdom and Italy, captured Giuseppe Palermo, searched in 196 countries for drug trafficking and criminal association," reported Pedro Sánchez. "Peppe" was a member of the Platí clan, "one of the most s…

·Portugal
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They capture in Bogotá alias ‘Peppe’, top leader of the Italian mafia agarcia Sat, 12/07/2025 - 19:30 Author agarcia General (r) Pedro Sánchez, defense minister reported that he was captured one of the noted leaders of the Italian mafia. Through the social network X, Sánchez wrote that “He fell alias ‘Peppe’, delegate of the Italian mafia ‘Ndrangheta in Latin America!, which constitutes a big blow for groups dedicated to national and internation…

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Diretta Sicilia broke the news in on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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