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160 arrested in German-Italian anti-mafia blitz
By EUOBSERVER
At least 160 people, including mayors, businessmen and local administrators, were arrested on Tuesday in a large anti-mafia blitz in Italy and Germany combining arrests in southern Italian region of Calabria, base of the 'Ndrangheta mafia group, with raids in four German states. Eurojust, co-ordinating the operation, said local Italian food producers were used as "front companies to launder illicit profits obtained through a wide range of criminal activities".