2 loan sharks nabbed in Puglia

(ANSA) - Taranto, October 24 - Italian police on Monday arrested two suspected loan sharks who are accused of extorting eight businessmen in Puglia.
    According to police, Cosimo Damiano Surgo, 53, and his son Pasquale, 30, charged interest rates of over 200%.
    The proceeds from their loan sharking was allegedly laundered via frontmen, police said.