- ROME, DEC 7 - The ROS special branch of Italy's
Carabinieri police in Foggia, Puglia, carried out an operation
on Tuesday to arrest 32 people charged, among other things, with
mafia association aggravated by arms and drug dealing, attempted
murder, illegal detention of weapons and money laundering.
Additional charges included extortion, fictitiously
registering property, aggravated fraud and theft and receiving
stolen goods.
Investigators said charges are aggravated by the mafia-style
method as the alleged crimes were aimed at promoting the
activity of mafia groups in the province of Foggia, in
particular in the areas of Manfredonia, Mattinata, Macchia and
Vieste.
The arrest warrants were issued by the court of Bari at the
request of the anti-mafia and anti-terrorism district attorney's
office.
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