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Mass arrests of Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Italy

13 Jul 2010, 10:25 PM

Minivan News

320 people have been arrested by Italian police in dawn raids across Italy.

“This was a huge operation involving some 3,000 carabinieri [police],” reports the BBC’s Duncan Kennedy. People were arrested “on suspicion of crimes including murder, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation.”

There have also been associated arrests in the US.

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