Over 300 people were
arrested on Thursday in a huge operation by Carabinieri police
targeting the Calabrian-based 'Ndrangheta mafia.
In total 416 people are under investigation in the probe into
illegal groups active in the southern province of Vibo Valentia
and linked to the Mancuso clan in the town of Limbadi.
Suspects include politicians, lawyers, accountants, civil
servants and Free Masons.
They are accused of crimes including mafia association,
homicide, extortion, usury and money laundering.
"It is the biggest operation since the Palermo Maxi Trial,"
said Catanzaro Chief Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, referring to
the famous trail against the Sicilian Mafia that lasted from
1986 to 1992.
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