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 15:08:00
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