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Italian police break up mafia drug ring in Rome, arresting 26


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By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Rome police broke up a mafia drug ring with links to Colombian narcotics gangs on Tuesday, arresting 26 people and seizing more than 600 kg (1,300 pounds) of cocaine and hashish. With Italian businesses struggling to survive six years of on-off recession, mafia groups have found fertile ground to launder their criminal proceeds in Rome and other parts of Italy not normally associated with organized crime. "The 'Ndrangheta considers Rome an integral part of its criminal project. Some members have said: 'Rome is the future'," anti-mafia magistrate Michele Prestipino told reporters.

 

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