Calabria farm councillor probed for mafia

(ANSA) - Reggio Calabria, June 10 - Calabria's farm councillor, Michele Trematerra, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of links to the region's powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia, judicial sources said Tuesday.
    Trematerra, of the small post-Christian-Democrat UDC party, is suspected of helping 'Ndrangheta-linked businessmen win contracts from the regional government, they said.
    Fifteen people are being probed including the former mayor and an ex-councillor in the town of Acri.