Hundreds of police in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands have arrested at least 84 suspected mobsters and seized around 2 million euros (£1.7 million) in co-ordinated raids targeting a powerful branch of the Italian mafia. Hundreds of police in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands have arrested at least 84 suspected mobsters and seized around 2 million euros (£1.7 million) in co-ordinated raids targeting a powerful branch of the Italian mafia. The operation was co-ordinated by Eurojust, the European prosecution agency that fights cross-border organised crime. Four tons of cocaine were traced during the two-year joint investigation, while cocaine and ecstasy pills were seized in Wednesday’s raids. There are thousands of people who should be arrested and billions of euros that should be seized”.

Source: Irish Independent December 05, 2018 13:07 UTC