Antonio Nicaso: Holy Mafia: Drugs, Corruption and the Vatican

They are most powerful organized crime group in Western Europe, kidnapping thousands of people from businessmen to politicians, they use a sophisticated drug trafficking network that is underpinned by corruption, racketeering and murder to make billions of dollars every year. Laundering their money through The Vatican Bank with the help of a corrupt Vatican Cardinal, they are the 'Ndrangheta. Our guest, Antonio Nicaso is an expert on the Calabrian mafia, also known as the 'Ndrangheta. He is a university professor, a researcher, a consultant and an author of over 30 books. How does the 'Ndrangheta get away with this? Find out this week on Crime Waves...

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