Thriving mafia sucks hope from Italy's struggling south


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Sep 2015

Gaetano Saffioti poses at his cement plant near Palmi, southern Italy, September 12, 2015. Most southern Italian businessmen do not cross the 'Ndrangheta mafia. Saffioti did, and paid a high price. The owner of a successful cement business near the small town of Palmi, Saffioti in 2002 became one of only 30 people to turn state's witness against Calabria's 'Ndrangheta. REUTERS/ Antonio Parrinello

PALMI, Italy (Reuters) - Most southern Italian businessmen do not cross the 'Ndrangheta mafia. Gaetano Saffioti did, and paid a high price.

The owner of a successful cement business near the small town of Palmi, Saffioti in 2002 became one of only 30 people to turn state's witness against Calabria's 'Ndrangheta.

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