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Mafia controlled Italy migrant centre, say police
Source: BBC
Mafia controlled Italy migrant centre, say police
15 May 2017 Europe
One of Italy's largest migrant centres has been in the hands of the mafia for more than a decade, police have said.
Police say the Arena clan made money by providing services at Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Italy's far south and siphoning off state funds.
The clan is alleged to have hidden behind a local Catholic charity which officially runs the centre.
The claims came to light on Monday, when officers arrested 68 people, including a local priest.
Another of those arrested was Leonardo Sacco, head of the Catholic Misericordia association that is supposed to control the Sant'Anna Cara immigrant centre. The centre holds 1,500 people at a time.
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15 May 2017 Europe
One of Italy's largest migrant centres has been in the hands of the mafia for more than a decade, police have said.
Police say the Arena clan made money by providing services at Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Italy's far south and siphoning off state funds.
The clan is alleged to have hidden behind a local Catholic charity which officially runs the centre.
The claims came to light on Monday, when officers arrested 68 people, including a local priest.
Another of those arrested was Leonardo Sacco, head of the Catholic Misericordia association that is supposed to control the Sant'Anna Cara immigrant centre. The centre holds 1,500 people at a time.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39922085
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