{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8457b14f-24d4-4f1a-a274-e6188315170b/6abe1a2056d8e12f091901d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mafia may keep fentanyl out of Italy","description":"<p>Italy’s remarkably low rate of <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/24/the-mafia-may-be-keeping-fentanyl-out-of-italy?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fentanyl overdoses</a></u> could be the result of an informal veto by organised crime groups.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Italy’s Mafia</li><li>Fentanyl</li><li>Controlled substances </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to </a></u><em><u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Economist</a></u></em>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}