Slovakia told about mafia infiltration prior to journalist's killing

Italian prosecutors warned Slovakian authorities about "dangerous" infiltration by a powerful Italian organised crime syndicate even before a reporter was shot dead, according to a top anti-mafia fighter.

Franco Roberti, who recently retired as Italy's national anti-mafia prosecutor, said of the 'ndrangheta syndicate's expansion into Slovakia: "We warned authorities in Bratislava, but unfortunately they didn't heed us."