EU NEWS 9/1/2018

Mafia raids: Police in Italy and Germany make 169 arrests

http://www. bbc.com/news/world-europe-42618825

• Assets worth €50m (£44.06m; $59.79m) were seized in the operation targeting the 'Ndrangheta organised crime group.

• The investigation focused on the Farao-Marincola gang, one of the strongest in Calabria

• In Germany, arrests were made in the Hessen and Baden-Württemberg regions.

The 'Ndrangheta network is based in southern Italy but has expanded its reach into the rest of Europe,

• The network had been planning to expand this operation into Switzerland.