Giuseppe Palermo, also known as alias Peppe, the leading figure of the Italian ’Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America, was arrested in Bogotá, Colombia. The operation was conducted by Colombia's National Police intelligence and Dijín units after months of surveillance. Palermo operated under the guise of a foreign businessman and was responsible for trafficking cocaine from South America to Europe by concealing the drugs in coffee beans. His arrest marks a major development in efforts to dismantle the mafia's drug trafficking operations in the region.