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Italy cracks down on 'ndrangheta crime syndicate

The Philippine Star

ROME - Italian authorities have executed about 170 arrest warrants in a major crackdown on the 'ndrangheta, an organized crime syndicate in southern Italy which officials say has become deeply rooted in the business world in the north.

Italy's chief anti-mafia prosecutor, Franco Roberti, described the move as an "historic" step in the fight against the mob during a news conference yesterday in Bologna. Some of those named in the warrants were arrested, while others are already incarcerated on other charges or in the process of being detained.

Bologna Prosecutor Roberto Alfonso said the operation showed a new side of the 'ndrangheta, which has already shown itself to have infiltrated northern Italy's economic and political fiber.

The bulk of the arrest warrants were executed in Emilia Romagna, one of Italy's wealthiest regions.

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