brian 2008-4-8 02:16 PM
Police sweep on mobsters in Italy
Rome. Italian police arrested 38 suspects yesterday in a sweep against a clan of an organised crime syndicate that allegedly committed murders, engaged in extortion and trafficked in drugs and arms.
Three suspects were still being sought after the early morning raids conducted across Italy and centred in the southern Calabria region, where the powerful mob group is based.
Police in the city of Crotone said the operation has crippled a clan that terrorised businesses in the area with attacks and firebombings if they refused to pay protection money.
