Italian Police Arrest 13 In Nationwide Crackdown on Chinese Mafia Groups

Coordinated operations across Italy targeted criminal clans accused of drug trafficking, labor and sex exploitation, counterfeiting, and money laundering.
Italian Police Arrest 13 In Nationwide Crackdown on Chinese Mafia Groups
An Italian State Police officer looks on at a checkpoint in Milan on March 10, 2020. Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Italian police arrested 13 people in a nationwide sweep against Chinese organized crime groups, striking what authorities called a “double blow” to criminal networks accused of drug trafficking, labor and sex exploitation, and money laundering.

Multiple coordinated operations conducted across a total of 25 provinces, including Milan, Rome, Florence, Prato, and Catania, targeted Chinese mafia clans operating with mafia‑style intimidation and territorial control, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry and remarks by anti-organized crime police official Andrea Olivadese.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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