Italy: Minister claims unrivalled progress in anti-mafia 'war'

Italy: Minister claims unrivalled progress in anti-mafia 'war' (AKI) - The Italian government has seized suspected mafia assets worth more than 5.3 billion euros and has arrested eight mafia suspects per day since it look office in May last year, interior minister Roberto Maroni said on Friday. He claimed these figures and the government's takeover of 12 local councils allegedly infiltrated by ...