Carabinieri arrest 40 in 'Ndrangheta mafia sting in Calabria
Families accused of illicit activities in five mountain towns
13 November, 13:52
(ANSA) - Reggio Calabria, November 13 - Police arrested 40
people on Tuesday in a wide-reaching sting operation against
alleged manipulation of public bids by 'Ndrangheta mafia
families in rural, mountain communities of the southern Italian
region of Calabria.
The arrested face charges of unfair competition through the
direct or indirect control of construction companies, contract
rigging, illicit influence on local elections, running a usury
racket, and controlling nearby logging.
Police say they have been able to reconstruct an
organizational chart of leaders and their illegal activities
through "Operation Wisdom", as the investigation is called.
Police say they verified the existence of five locales
controlled by five separate families in Antonimina, Ardore,
Canolo, Cimina', and Cirella di Plati, respectively.The arrests were made by the Reggio Calabrian provincial command of the Carabinieri state police.
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