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More than 50 arrested in latest Italy raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia

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MOB: Sicily's Cosa Nostra and the Camorra from the city of Naples are Italy's best known mafia groups, but the 'Ndrangheta based in the southern region of Calabria is the nation's biggest organised crime group. While maintaining a tight grip on the European cocaine trade, it has led the drive into finance over the past decade. Our file photo shows police during a recent raid on a 'Ndrangheta stronghold.

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By Alessia Pe

Over 50 people have been arrested in a new police raid against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Italy, Carabinieri police said in a statement on Friday.

Deploying more than 400 personnel, the operation, named ‘Karpanthos’, was led by Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, one of Italy’s best-known anti-Mafia investigators.

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