FILE PHOTO: Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri arrives at the High Security Courthouse for a trial of 355 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia accused of an array of charges, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police arrested 50 people on Thursday and placed a prominent centrist politician under investigation in a crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia that prosecutors say lays bare its efforts to launder cash and buy influence.
The 'Ndrangheta is based in the southern region of Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot, and has surpassed Sicily's more famous Cosa Nostra to become the most powerful mafia group in the country -- and one of the largest crime gangs in the world.
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