Italian police on Thursday
seized 50 million euros in goods and property from three
businessmen in Reggio Calabria believed to have ties to the
Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta mafia.
Antonino Scimone, 45, Antonino Mordà (51) and Pietro Canale (41)
are suspected of close links to noted Calabrian clans, police
said.
The three were among 27 people arrested in February 2018 in a
major operation against usury and fraud that seized 51
companies, 18 pieces of real estate, and froze accounts worth
some 100 million euros.
The latest property seizures took place across Italy and
involved police in Milan, Brescia, Mantua, Varese, Pavia, La
Spezia, Vicenza, Lecce and Sassari.
The criminal organization was based in Bianco in Calabria and
had offshoots across Italy and abroad, police said.
Among the clans were the Nirtas from San Luca and the Barbaros
from Platì.
Among the goods seized were deluxe watches, companies and prized
real estate, police said.
Reggio Calabria Chief Prosecutor Giovanni Bombardieri said the
"Clean Energy" probe and the "Martingale" operation had dealt a
major blow to 'Ndrangheta assets.
Separately, Italian Criminapol chiefs and Interpol directors
sent a 10-point questionnaire to 10 other countries to try to
get a picture of 'Ndrangheta operations there.
The 10 countries are part of the 'I Can' (Interpol Cooperation
Against 'Ndrangheta) project.
They are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay and USA.
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