The Latest: Police arrest about 90 in raids on Italian mafia

[Roland99]

Source: Associated Press

12:10 p.m.

Police say they have arrested about 90 suspected mafia members in a series of coordinated raids in four European countries.

The arrests in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium came as part of an investigation codenamed Pollino that was launched in 2016 against the ’ndrangheta criminal group on allegations of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, bribery and violence, said Eurojust, the European agency that fights cross-border organized crime, which coordinated the operation.

Dutch chief public prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said Wednesday dozens of raids also netted about 2 million euros in criminal proceeds as well as drugs including ecstasy and cocaine.

___

8:55 a.m.

Authorities are conducting coordinated raids in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands in a crackdown on the Italian mafia.



Read more: https://www.apnews.com/cff3faafbd2e4c038758787141e85160

[jberryhill]

1. Dang....

"raids also netted about 2 million euros in criminal proceeds as well as drugs including ecstasy and cocaine"

Well, I can see that the police are all set to have one heck of a fun week or two in Vegas.

[Nitram]

2. This is a BF Deal. The mafia murders judges, prosecutors, and witnessess with realtive impunity.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Per My Relatives. . .

. . .they still run Sicily, reformers or no reformers in government.

[WhiteTara]

4. Perhaps this will put a dent in that.

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. the new corrupt Trumpian Italian PM won't like this