33 arrested in operation targeting Chinese mafia

FLORENCE, ITALY – Italian police conducted a huge operation targeting the Chinese mafia. The European boss of the organization has been identified in Prato, a few kilometers city from Florence, in the central Tuscany.

Dawn raids were staged to execute 33 arrest warrants in several Italian cities in relation to a probe coordinated by Florence anti-mafia investigators. Law enforcement helicopters also involved.

There were also operations in France and Spain thanks to cooperation with police in those countries.

The organization allegedly did illegal business in several European countries in addition to Italy.