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The European Union police arrested 132 members of the criminal group while cracking down on the powerful mafia group Deringita of Italy.
According to foreign media reports, the arrested persons are accused of narcotics, arms trafficking, money laundering, and tax fraud. Police raids were conducted in many European countries including Italy, Germany, and Belgium.
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According to Europol, the mafia network used to smuggle drugs from South America to Europe and Australia, the Italian mafia was also involved in the supply of weapons to South America through Pakistan.
In addition, weapons were traded to Brazilian organized crime groups in exchange for cocaine.
The Italian prosecutor said that the mafia tried to sell the container of weapons to Brazil through Pakistani agents.
According to reports, the crackdown on the mafia came after a 5-year undercover investigation.
