Carabinieri bust 'Ndrangheta waste-trafficking ring

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 19 - Former centre-right lawmaker Giancarlo Pittelli was among several people arrested on Tuesday as part of an operation targetting an alleged illegal waste-trafficking ring run by the 'Ndrangheta mafia.
    Pittelli, who is also a prominent lawyer, is accused of external participation in mafia association, the same charge he faces in another case, the "Rinascita-Scott" trial.
    In total Carabinieri police executed warrants restricting the freedom of 29 people and impounded five companies involved in waste-management in the southern region of Calabria, the 'Ndrangheta's home turf, and the northern region of Emilia-Romagna. (ANSA).