Italian police arrest nearly a hundred in anti-Mafia raids

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Italian police say they have arrested nearly 90 people in anti-Mafia raids in an effort to prevent the formation of a new mafia board of directors and the possible eruption of a mob war. The arrests, which involved 1,200 police officers, follow a nine-month-long investigation. BBC Correspondent Duncan Kennedy joins us from Rome with an update.

Guests:

Duncan Kennedy

Contributors:

Nadia Zonis

Leave a Comment

Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.







URL

If you enter anything in this field your comment will be treated as spam
Location
* Denotes a required field