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| Italy in mafia suspect round-up | Italy in mafia suspect round-up |
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| Italian police have launched mass raids against suspected mafia members in the southern region of Calabria. | |
| At least 300 people have been arrested on suspicion of a number of crimes, including murder, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation. | |
| The operation also involved arrests in the US, according to reports. | The operation also involved arrests in the US, according to reports. |
| The Calabrian mafia, known as 'Ndrangheta, is one of Italy's major criminal organisations. | The Calabrian mafia, known as 'Ndrangheta, is one of Italy's major criminal organisations. |
| The operation involved 3,000 officers and is the largest carried out by police in recent years, local media said. | |
| Analysts say the group has expanded out of its Calabrian heartland to play a major role in organised crime throughout Europe, and in the international drugs trade from South America. |