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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. ►

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Mafia Takedown: 100+ Arrests Across Europe | CRIME
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