The upcoming trial of Emanuele Gregorini in Italy offers an inside look at the growing role that brokers play in connecting drug trafficking networks in Europe and Latin America.
Italian authorities have accused Gregorini, known as “Dollarino,” of working with the Lombardo Mafia System, an alliance established by Italy’s three main mafias: the ‘Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, and Camorra. Dollarino allegedly connected those groups with drug trafficking networks in Latin America.
Following his March 2025 arrest in Colombia, authorities extradited Dollarino to Italy on March 9, 2026. His trial, part of the so-called “Hidra,” case is set to begin on April 16, where he faces criminal association, extortion, and weapons charges.
An investigation that started in 2023 sought to uncover the breadth of the Lombardo Mafia System’s alliances, and at least 62 members of the network have been convicted so far,. Another 45 are standing trial.
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