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anti-mafia sweep for fraud with European funds

Italian police announced on Wednesday that they had dismantled a mafia network in Sicily that diverted millions of euros from European funds intended for farmers.

Through Le Figaro with AFP

A thermal camera image showing a view of a helicopter with suspects during a runway as part of an antimafia operation in Sicily.
A thermal camera image showing a view of a helicopter with suspects during a runway as part of an antimafia operation in Sicily. AFP PHOTO / GUARDIA DI FINANZA

Ninety-four people were arrested during a phone call earlier today against a mafia association in Tortorici, the Messina prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Among those arrested are two heads of mafia families, a notary, entrepreneurs and public officials responsible for accessing these funds.

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