Italian police arrest around 130 people in massive mafia crackdown
Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite setbacks in recent decades.
Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra
Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo and the surrounding area.
Police blitz targeting Italian mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.
Italy arrests 130 people in large-scale raid on Sicilian Mafia
Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite setbacks in recent decades.
Italy carries out biggest crackdown against Sicilian mafia in decades
Though mobsters terrorised Sicily for decades, harsh crackdowns in the 1990s and early 2000s seriously weakened the Cosa Nostra, with many of its top bosses dead or imprisoned and its once-tight grip over Sicilian society relaxed.
Over 100 Sicilian mafia members arrested by Italian police
Italian police carried out a large-scale sting operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, arresting around 130 people. The suspects were charged with various crimes, including drug trafficking,
Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily
Italian police have launched a series of raids targeting Mafia clans operating in and around the Sicilian capital Palermo. More than 1,2000 officers were involved in the operation, which the military Carabinieri force said was aimed at "dismantling" the area's Mafia.
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Those arrested in the major operation, involving 1,200 carabinieri, are accused of mafia-type criminal association, attempted murder, aggravated extortion with mafia methods, drug trafficking, use and possession of weapons,
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