Italian police on Tuesday arrested 32
people in connection with a suspected drugs gang in Bari in
Puglia.
The alleged gang used minors and pushers and women as
guardians and look-outs, police said.
The Puglia mafia, the Sacra Corona Unita (United Sacred
Crown, SCU) is the smallest of Italy's four mafias.
It has dwindled to a fraction of its former strength thanks
to waves of police action.
But, unlike the other mafias, it has not stopped killing to
claim turf and retain power.
The other three mafias are 'Ndrangheta from Calabria, Cosa
Nostra from Sicily and the Camorra from Naples.
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