InfoMigrants By ANSA Published on : 2021/04/28
A massive police operation against the Nigerian mafia in Italy that was carried out in 14 provinces led to the arrests of 30 foreign citizens. The leader of the organization, who arrived on a migrant boat from Libya in 2014, was also caught.
Thirty foreigners were arrested on Monday (April 26) as part of an Italian police operation against the Nigerian mafia called Black Axe in 14 provinces across the country, including L Aquila in Abruzzo, where the investigation originated.
The arrests include a total of nearly 100 charges of mafia-style criminal association, aimed at carrying out various crimes including drug trafficking, illegal immigration, exploitation of prostitution, romantic fraud, computer fraud, and money laundering, including with the purchase and sale of bitcoin.