Italian police on Thursday morning arrested 56 folks all through the nation for hyperlinks with the infamous 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate, seizing round €250 million value in belongings.
The costs going through the suspects embody extortion, kidnapping, arms trafficking, corruption and fraud, amongst others.
Francesco Messina, the central director of the nationwide police's anti-crime organ, mentioned the "judicial police's highly effective operation... has allowed us to dismantle a fierce mafia coterie."
He additional added that the "big sum" of belongings seized "confirms the financial energy of an 'Ndrangheta clan that is lastly been hit."
The police operation comes solely per week after one among Italy's most needed fugitives, infamous Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested in Palermo.
The 'Ndrangheta clan has its roots within the southern area of Calabria, however has now unfold throughout the peninsula and into the remainder of the continent. It's closely concerned in smuggling medication to Europe, sustaining robust connections with South American cartels.