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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-08-11 10:27 AM
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Dozens held in anti-mafia raids in Italy and Germany
Edited on Tue Mar-08-11 10:27 AM by Turborama
Source: BBC

March 08 2011 Last updated at 12:58 GMT

Police in Italy and Germany have arrested 35 people in an anti-mafia operation, with warrants also issued in Canada and Australia.

The operation targeted the 'Ndrangheta, one of the most powerful global crime syndicates, which specialises in trafficking illegal drugs.

One of those arrested was found hiding in a bunker near his house in Calabria, Italian police said.

An Italian minister said the operation was "an extraordinary success".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12675430
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