The operation, codenamed Karpanthos, was carried out by more than 400 police officers under the direct command of prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, one of Italy's most prominent anti-mafia investigators.
Italian police. (Source: thelocal.it)
On September 22, Italian police announced that they had just conducted a raid against the notorious mafia organization Ndrangheta and arrested more than 50 subjects along with a lot of evidence related to the organization's criminal activities, including large-scale drug trafficking, extortion and money laundering.
The operation, codenamed Karpanthos, was carried out by more than 400 police officers under the direct command of prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, one of Italy's most prominent anti-mafia investigators.
Of those arrested, the investigation agency detained 38 people, placed 6 under house arrest, and banned the remaining 8 from leaving their place of residence.
The 'Ndrangheta is a mafia organization with its headquarters in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) considers the 'Ndrangheta to be one of the most dangerous and largest criminal organizations in the world .
Also within the framework of the international investigation related to the notorious criminal organization Ndrangheta , last May, German police also arrested dozens of subjects across the country. These subjects were accused of money laundering, tax evasion, fraud and drug trafficking./.
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