2009 in organized crime

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Events

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January

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  • January 5 – Giovanni Venosa, star of the film Gomorra, is arrested for attempting to collect pizzo protection money from businesses.[1]
  • January 8 – Colombian drug lord Leonidas Vargas is shot dead by assassins while lying in a hospital bed in Madrid.[2]
  • January 19–21 police officers in Tijuana are arrested on suspicion of collaborating with drug cartels.[3]
  • January 28 – Frank Calabrese, Sr. receives life imprisonment for numerous murders.

February

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March

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April

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June

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November

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December

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  • December 5 – Giovanni Nicchi (Cosa Nostra), wanted since 2006 and on the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy, is arrested in Palermo.[23] In Milan Gaetano Fidanzati (Cosa Nostra), wanted since 2008, is arrested as well.[23]
  • December 31 – The bodies of six men abducted December 30 in the north-central Mexican state of Durango are found shot to death execution-style. Among them are Bobby Salcedo, an assistant principal and school board member, who is from El Monte, California. Salcedo is believed to be the first U.S. elected official killed in the four years of Mexican drug-related violence.[24]

Arts and literature

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "'Gomorrah' mafia actor arrested for real-life mafia role". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Colombian drug lord shot in Spain". January 9, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Crime charges for Mexican police". January 19, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Four get life for 'mafia' killing". February 2, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Ten killed in Brazilian slum raid". February 5, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "'Key drugs player' held in Mexico". February 5, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Mexican troops swoop on police HQ". February 10, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Mexico gun fights leave 21 dead". February 11, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "'Hitmen' held over Mexico murders". February 12, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Time catches up with global gangster". February 19, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "US raids target Mexican drug gang". February 26, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "NY 'mafia cops' get life in jail". March 7, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Dutch arrest Mafia murder suspect". March 13, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Yakuza boss reincarnated as Buddhist priest", April 9, 2009, Sydney Morning Herald
  15. ^ "Mexico arrests 'drug cartel boss'". April 2, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Colombia captures top drug lord". April 16, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Naples mafia leader held in Spain". May 18, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ "'Drugs gang' arrested in Colombia". May 21, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ^ "'Mafia man' arrested in Venezuela". June 21, 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  20. ^ (in Italian) Camorra, annientato il clan Russo; preso anche il superboss Pasquale, La Repubblica, November 1, 2009
  21. ^ (in Italian) Camorra, arrestato superlatitante, La Repubblica, November 7, 2009
  22. ^ (in Italian) Mafia, arrestato boss Raccuglia, uno degli eredi di Provenzano, La Repubblica, November 15, 2009
  23. ^ a b (in Italian) Mafia, presi due superlatitanti, La Repubblica, December 5, 2009
  24. ^ Quinones, Sam; Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (2010-01-02). "Civic leader from El Monte, Calif., is victim of Mexican violence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  25. ^ "Shitei Boryokudan : The Dojin-kai's first president of Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture passes away", 22 May 2009, Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese)