An Italian tax clerk was among 33
people arrested in a Bergamo-based sweep against the
Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta mafia on Monday.
The functionary of the Internal Revenue Agency is accused of
being complicit in a massive money laundering operation, police
said.
Persons believed to be close to 'Ndrangheta are accused of
issuing fake invoices, usury and other financial crimes.
The crimes were allegedly committed in order to launder profits
from drugs and other activities by a Calabrian mafia clan, the
Arenas, at Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Calabria.
The false invoices alone amounted to over 20 million euros,
police said.
The 33 have been placed under arrest in jail or at home.
Police carried out searches and raids in 12 Italian provinces in
Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Umbria, Sardinia, Basilicata and
Calabria.
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