The Italian police launched an operation to root out mafias near in Ostia a costal suburb near Rome and in the Southern Calabria region which are hotspots for mafia crime. Backed by a helicopter, dog units and patrol boats about 500 police officers mounted the search.
Three organized crime
clans are being targeted which include; Fasciani, Triassi and D'Agati clans. The
trio are said to be dominating organized crime for years. The activities of the
three Mafiosi clans have been monitored for several months even as they plotted
to carry out their fatal attacks.
The operation has been
described by Corriere della Sera as a deadly blow delivered to the cartel. Police
had been able to monitor the mafiosi not only as they met to settle disputes
and divide up territory, but also as they planned murders, Italian media
report.
Politicians
and professionals investigated
Meanwhile the
operation in the south as seen up to 65 professionals arrested. Among the
arrested are doctors and lawyers in the township of Lamezia Terme according to
reports.
Members of PdL party have been linked to the notorious
cartels. Former Senator Piero Aiello and Gianpaolo Bevilacqua a former
provincial councillor for the PdL, are also under investigation. They are said
to be under investigation due to allegations linking him to the cabals.
According to police, the
operation has led to seizure of 200m euros worth of assets from five
businessmen, suspected of funding the Giampa clan of the Calabria-based
'Ndrangheta crime network.
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