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Police in Sicily arrest almost 150 people in mafia crackdown

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Police in Sicily arrest almost 150 people in mafia crackdown



More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in Palermo, in biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984Italian police have arrested almost 150 people in a significant operation against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in the grip of powerful Cosa Nostra clans.Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people on Tuesday, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including mafia-type criminal association, attempted murder, extortion, drug trafficking and illegal gambling, police said. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/sicily-police-palermo-mafia-crackdown-cosa-nostra

Author : Agence France-Presse in Rome

Publish date : 2025-02-11 15:08:18

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