Rome DDA anti-mafia investigators have
uncovered a major ring to launder the illegal earnings of crime
syndicates in the Italian capital in a probe that started in
20218 and led to a major nationwide operation in which 18 people
were arrested on Tuesday.
Around 131 million euros worth of assets were seized in
Tuesday's operation and a total of 57 people are under
investigation.
The 18 people arrested are allegedly members of two crime gangs
and face charges that include mafia association, extortion,
money-launder and self-laundering.
They are accused of aiding the Mazzarella and D'amico Camorra
clans, the Mancuso and Mazzaferro 'Ndrangheta clans and the
Rome-based Senese clan. The arrested suspects include the sons
of Enrico Nicoletti, a late member of the Banda della Magliana
Roman gang, and of jailed Senese-clan boss Michele Senese -
Antonio Nicoletti and Vincenzo Senese.
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