Dozens arrested in mob sweep in U.S. & Italy
Published: 08 February, 2008, 04:36
Police in Italy and the United States have arrested around 80 suspected Mafiosi, including some of the crime organisation's most wanted leaders. They include three suspected senior members of the Gambino crime family in New York.
The operation code-named 'Old-Bridge' is the biggest joint operation in more than 20 years.
The detained are accused of murder, racketeering, extortion, loan-sharking and embezzlement.
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