FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience at the library of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican March 17, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to fight organised crime groups such as the mafia around the world, warning that the criminals were using the COVID-19 pandemic to further enrich themselves.
In December, the Paris-based Interpol police co-ordination issued a global alert warning that organised criminal networks were targeting COVID-19 vaccines. In March, South African police seized hundreds of fake vaccines and arrested four suspects.
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