Police in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium have arrested several members of the Calabrian mafia. The ‘Ndrangheta is heavily involved in Europe’s cocaine trade.
Joint investigative teams involving police in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium are targeting members of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia. Around 90 arrests were made; 4,000 kilograms (8,820 pounds) of cocaine and 140 kilograms of ecstasy pills were seized.
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In Germany, the raids — which are part of Operation Pollino — are focused on the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the mafia has traditionally had a large presence. There were also raids in Bavaria. The raids follow years of investigative work, which also involved officers from Switzerland. Operation Pollino is being coordinated by the EU’s Judicial Cooperation Unit, Eurojust.
The investigation also involved operations in the South American country of Suriname.
In Germany, it’s the biggest police operation against a mafia clan by German police on German soil, Der Spiegel news magazine reported. Germany’s counter-terrorism unit GSG9 is also involved in the operation. Around 100 locations were raided, among them pizza restaurants, German daily Bild reports.
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