Finance police on Thursday arrested
the acting deputy prefect of the island of Elba and an alleged
member of a clan of the Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta criminal
syndicate operating in Piedmont that ordered the 1983
assassination of Turin prosecutor Bruno Caccia, according to
investigative sources.
Seven other suspects have been placed under house arrest as
part of the operation, which reportedly involves a total of 30
people and is coordinated by Livorno prosecutor, Ettore
Squillace Greco.
The suspects face charges including criminal association and
illegal detention of explosives.
Finance police are also searching locations across Italy,
including in Livorno, Turin, Asti, Padua, Ravenna, Forlì, Pisa,
Pistoia, Campobasso, Naples, Salerno, Lecce and Brindisi.
The nationwide operation is still ongoing.
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