Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests

Police blitz targeting mafia nets nearly 150 arrests: "Historic blow"
Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already in custody, for crimes including attempted murder, extortion and drug trafficking, police said.
Italian police arrest around 130 people in massive mafia crackdown
Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite setbacks in recent decades.
Italy carries out biggest crackdown against Sicilian mafia in decades
Though mobsters terrorised Sicily for decades, harsh crackdowns in the 1990s and early 2000s seriously weakened the Cosa Nostra, with many of its top bosses dead or imprisoned and its once-tight grip over Sicilian society relaxed.
Italy arrests 130 in large-scale raid on Sicilian Mafia
The Italian government on Tuesday arrested no fewer than 130 people in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo. The fresh arrests indicate that the organization has remained a significant criminal force despite setbacks in recent decades.
181 Mafia arrests in Sicilian crackdown
Carabinieri led a huge crackdown on members of the Sicilian Mafia LCN today, capturing 181 suspects in a nationwide sting.
Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily
Italian police have launched a series of raids targeting Mafia clans operating in and around the Sicilian capital Palermo. More than 1,2000 officers were involved in the operation, which the military Carabinieri force said was aimed at "dismantling" the area's Mafia.
Italian police arrest around 150 people in major raid on Sicilian mafia
More than 1,200 police officers carried out a series of dawn raids targeting the Cosa Nostra mafia in and around Sicily's capital of Palermo. View on euronews
'Historic blow' to Sicilian mafia after more than 180 arrests
Italian police have arrested 181 people in a crackdown on the Sicilian mafia. Authorities launched a series of raids early on Tuesday, detaining suspected members of the mafia for alleged crimes including attempted murder,
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