Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Germany/Italy: Police carry out Mafia raids ,make over 170 arrests

(Rome) Police in Germany and Italy have arrested over 170 people connected to the 'ndrangheta's Farao-Marincola clan on charges of running a huge mob-controlled commercial and political empire involving everything from bread and wine sales to funeral services, migrant housing and garbage recycling.

Across Italy 160 people have been detained by  Italian authorities who said they also seized some €50 million ($60 million) worth of property. The list of charges facing the suspects in Italy ranges from attempted murder to illegal possession of firearms to illegal waste transportation.

In Germany, 11 men between the ages of 36 and 41 were detained