Police in Sicily arrest almost 150 people in mafia crackdown
by Agence France-Presse in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6V71X)
More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in Palermo, in biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984
Italian 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.
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