Italian police on Tuesday made 13
arrests in a probe into the Neapolitan Camorra mafia taking
over restaurants in the historic centre of Rome.
Among those arrested were the heads of the Moccia clan, Angelo
and Luigi Moccia, police said.
Police said the clan had many economic interests in Rome
including eateries in the centre of the Italian capital.
Those arrested have been charged with extortion, falsely taking
over goods and property, and illegal credit activity, all
aggravated by the use of mafia methods.
The probe kicked off in 2017 after Angelo Moccia got out of
jail, police said.
Police said the Moccias ran several businesses in Rome via front
men, laundering ill-gotten gains by buying up property and
luxury cars, as well as the restaurants.
They allegedly ran protection rackets on business people who
tried to resist them, police said.
The arrest warrants were issued by a Rome preliminary
investigations judge at the request of the DIA anti-mafia
prosecutor's office.
During the operation, police also seized some four million euros
in assets from the clan.
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