Overview

• Carabinieri executed 97 custody orders targeting 'ndrangheta members across 13 Italian cities, including Reggio Calabria, Milan, and Turin.
• The suspects face charges ranging from mafia association to international drug trafficking, extortion, and political-electoral corruption.
• Authorities uncovered a centralized alliance of 'ndrangheta clans managing Europe's cocaine imports under a monopolistic structure.
• Two companies in the catering and construction industries, reportedly linked to the suspects, were seized to disrupt illicit financial networks.
• Further details are expected at a press conference scheduled for 10:30 AM at the Carabinieri School in Reggio Calabria.