A Nigerian mafia clan that
allegedly controlled a big chunk of the drugs and prostitution
markets in Piedmont and Emilia Romagna was busted by Turin and
Bologna police in twin operations on Thursday.
Among those arrested were the heads of the so-called Maphite
Cult, which initiated members with burning rituals as well as
running sex workers with voodoo rites, keeping ties with other
mafias and controlling the drugs flow.
The clan was run according to the rules of their 'Green
Bible' whose commandments included the 'Mario Monti' norm on
recycling money to countries of origin, police said.
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini hailed the bust.
"Maxi-operation against the Nigerian mafia, so much for those
who denied its existence. Thanks to the police and
investigators. We don't need this kind of immigration. Ports
closed, jails open!," he tweeted.
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