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An MDR documentary about a small, world-famous Italian town, one of the most influential mafia groups in the world and the traces to Germany. ???? Subscribe to MDR Investigativ now: / @mdrinvestigativ The Calabrian mafia organization 'Ndrangheta is one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world. It controls large parts of the cocaine trade, especially in Europe. Germany plays an important role for this Italian mafia group. Around 1,000 suspected members live here. Many of them have one thing in common: they come from the Calabrian village of San Luca. The village at the foot of the Aspromonte mountains is one of the most important places for the 'Ndrangheta. "San Luca is like a symbol for us 'Ndrangheta members, we call her 'the Mamma', the mother who gathered all the sons," says mafia key witness Angelo Salvatore Cortese, who left the organization and is cooperating with the authorities. But why is this village so important for the most powerful Italian mafia? How can such a place have such a strong influence on the fate of the organization worldwide? And is San Luca really just the mafia? A film by Axel Hemmerling, Margherita Bettoni and Ludwig Kendzia. ???? Did you like the film? Then give us a like. 00:00 San Luca - the Jerusalem of the 'Ndrangheta mafia 02:14 The work of the Carabinieri station in San Luca 06:19 Why do the clans from San Luca have so much power? 08:23 Drug trafficking - financing the mafia 09:03 Operation in the bunker - hiding clan members from investigators or opponents 11:55 Residents of San Luca under general suspicion - reports from San Luchesers 16:42 The history of San Luca - what's the deal with the kidnappings? 19:47 The clans from San Luca in Germany are in the sights of the police - in cooperation with Eurojust, Europol and BKA 21:12 How do the Italian authorities investigate drug trafficking? 26:25 Money laundering in Germany - especially in the catering industry 28:54 Migration - where have the people from San Luca gone? 32:53 "The nice Italian around the corner" - restaurants and cafés as a disguise 35:22 The secret "Fido" case 37:24 The 'Ndrangheta Mafia knows business - gains a foothold in Erfurt and Leipzig 39:44 The Mafia chameleon 'Ndrangheta 43:16 Murder and revenge - a feud between clans ended fatally for two people 44:49 Stigma of the "mafia village" - what is it like for the people of San Luca? 49:32 A mafia-free future? - Children and young people in San Luca 50:48 San Luca - more than just a mafia village 52:45 Born into the mafia - criminal behavior and rejection of the state as normality 54:33 Unemployment in Calabria 55:27 What does a mafioso do with his village? 56:23 Conclusion #Mafia #Italy #Germany ???? More from MDR Investigativ? Our podcast: https://www.mdr.de/s/hinterderrecherche On Instagram we are part of Team Recherche: https://www.mdr.de/s/teamrecherche The "Investigative" section in the ARD Mediathek: https://1.ard.de/_bwZP https://www.mdr.de/investigativ/index...