SANNE DE BOER - Mafiopoli: Living Among the ’Ndrangheta – Italy's Most Powerful Crime Organisation | Underworlds with Mark Shaw

Mafiopoli: Uncovering the ’Ndrangheta, Italy’s Most Powerful Mafia.In this episode of Underworlds, host Mark interviews Dutch journalist and author Sanne De Boer about her book, Mafiopoli: Living Among the ’Ndrangheta – Italy’s Most Powerful Crime Organisation. Based in Calabria, home to the rugged Aspromonte Mountains, De Boer reveals the ’Ndrangheta’s rise as Europe’s cocaine trade kingpin, with growing influence in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.Mafiopoli exposes the mafia’s grip on business, politics, and even the Catholic Church, spotlighting the 2007 Duisburg killings that highlighted their violent reach. De Boer discusses Europe’s struggle to counter the ’Ndrangheta, alongside Calabria’s youth-led resistance. She also shares Pope Francis’s bold 2014 condemnation of the mafia as “evil” during his Calabria visit, effectively excommunicating them.Learn about De Boer’s investigative process, diving into Italian court documents while navigating personal safety risks.Listen now to explore the ’Ndrangheta’s power and Calabria’s fightback!Timecodes:0:00 - Intro01:53 - What does "Mafiopoli" mean?03:24 - Encountering the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria06:00 - The Duisburg Massacre in Germany09:25 - Quiet growth of the 'Ndrangheta11:53 - Background to the Duisburg Massacre14:54 - 'Ndrangheta investments in the Netherlands and Germany17:03 - European countries unprepared to deal with 'Ndrangheta21:03 - Talking to Dutch Law Enforcement23:01 - Petra Reski25:13 - Infiltration of politics28:54 - 'Ndrangheta excommunicated by Pope Francis31:05 - Calabrian resilience to the mafia33:56 - Threats and Security36:26 - Writing Mafiopoli42:09 - Pessimistic or optimistic about the growth of the mafia43:57 - Next Book & Outro====================================================Sanne de Boer's book Mafiopoli: Living Among the ’Ndrangheta – Italy's Most Powerful Crime Organisation is available here.Audible version.====================================================Underworlds with Mark Shaw YouTube playlist.====================================================📱 YouTube Channel🌎 VISIT US! Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime 🎧WHY NOT TRY OUR OTHER PODCASTS: 🎧Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime🎧The Index===================================================FOLLOW USX - @gitocLinkedIn - @Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime IG - @gi_toc ===================================================