A joint operation by
State, Carabinieri and finance police was staged early on
Tuesday to execute 48 arrest warrants for people suspected of
involvement in Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate, sources
said.
Of those, 44 of the warrants were for jail detention, while 4
were for house arrest.
The suspects are accused of crimes including mafia
association, extortion, criminal damage, fraudulent transferral
of asses, illegal possession of arms, with the aggravating
factor of the use of mafia methods.
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