Mafia Hunters: Undercover | CRIME

Operation Eureka: The Cocaine Empire 💰❄️🚢 An inconspicuous business in Breckerfeld, Germany, generates millions—but it's a front for one of Europe's biggest cocaine distribution networks. The 'Ndrangheta mafia infiltrated Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, investing heavily in the former East. Partnering with Colombian cartels and Albanian mafia, they funnel tons of cocaine through European ports straight to Breckerfeld. As investigators prepare mass arrests, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail Operation Eureka—Europe's most ambitious mafia takedown. ►

Operation Eureka 🕵️💼 March 2019: A single phone call between women in Wuppertal, Germany, and an 'Ndrangheta boss in Italy sparked the biggest anti-mafia operation in European history. Detective Oliver Huth and Italian Carabinieri launched "Operation Eureka," tracking drug couriers and planting trackers to expose a massive criminal network. Ex-boss Luigi Bonaventura reveals the arcane rules of Europe's most powerful mafia. This gripping documentary follows the investigators who dismantled the 'Ndrangheta's empire. ►

Breaking Omertà 🔐📱🕵️ The 'Ndrangheta lives by Omertà—the code of silence—making witnesses nearly impossible to find. COVID-19 restrictions slow the investigation, while mafia bosses use encrypted crypto phones to evade police surveillance. Operation Eureka seems destined to fail—until French and Dutch investigators achieve the impossible: they crack the encrypted chats. Suddenly, the mafia's secrets are laid bare. The race is on to take down Europe's most powerful criminal network before they realize they've been exposed. ►

Bug Detectives: How Insects Solve Murders 🪰🔬 Germany has one of the world's highest crime clearance rates—over 96% for violent crimes. The secret? Forensic science, and one of its most fascinating branches: forensic entomology. Since 1997, German scientists have been using flies, maggots, and beetles found on crime victims to determine time of death—often the crucial detail needed to catch a killer. This documentary goes behind the scenes of spectacular manhunts, revealing how forensic entomologists work in the basements of research institutes and universities, uncovering the evidence that convicts perpetrators. With constantly evolving methods, these scientists have become the true heroes in the fight against the "perfect crime." ►

Operation Eureka: Europe's Biggest Mafia Takedown 🚨⚖️ May 2023: After four years of investigation, Operation Eureka reaches its explosive climax. In a massive logistical operation, 800 officers secretly converge on San Luca, Italy—the 'Ndrangheta mafia's heartland. Simultaneously, 3,000 police officers across ten European countries strike in coordinated raids. Over 100 arrests are made in a single day, dealing a devastating blow to organized crime. 🔍 What You'll Discover: - How a single phone call between Germany and Italy sparked Europe's biggest mafia investigation - The 'Ndrangheta's infiltration of Germany after the Berlin Wall fell - Undercover operations in ice cream parlors and fishing supply stores hiding millions in money laundering - How French and Dutch investigators cracked the mafia's encrypted crypto phones - The final coordinated raid across 10 countries that brought down a criminal empire This gripping documentary follows Detective Oliver Huth and international investigators as they dismantle the 'Ndrangheta's cocaine distribution network stretching from Colombian cartels to German towns. The trials that followed set landmark precedents for Germany and Europe. ►

Inside the Women's Prison: Will I Be Accepted? 🔒👩‍🦱 Women make up about 10% of Singapore's prison population. Inside the walls of Institution A4 at the Changi Prison Complex are about 800 female inmates, incarcerated for various offences. As different as they and their offences may be, they share one common thread—drugs. The majority of female inmates at Changi have used, abused, or committed crimes related to drugs. In this new series, our cameras go inside the nation's only women's prison to witness what life is truly like for a diverse group of inmates—and meet the all-female team of prison officers watching over them. EPISODE 3: As freedom looms for some and time stretches for others, one question lingers in the minds of the inmates in Institution A4 – will I be accepted? In this final episode of the three-part series, the women confront an uncertain future and potential rejection by their families, society and even themselves. Christeen, serving a life sentence, knows an upcoming review could change her fate, but tensions with her cellmates mount. As Halen dreams of