Spanish, Italian police arrest 106 in mafia sting operation


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Sep 2021

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish and Italian police said on Monday they had arrested 106 people for belonging to a gang that allegedly laundered money for mafia groups and made millions of euros through online scams.

Most of the suspected members were Italian nationals and the majority of the arrests took place on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, Europol said in a statement.

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