German transport and logistics giant DB Schenker's Italian branch was put into special administration for infiltration by the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia Tuesday.
The branch, which employs 1,400 people in 37 offices and generates hundreds of millions of euros in turnover a year, was placed in the hands of administrators by a Milan court.
It was taken over after prosecutors found evidence of infiltration by the Calabrian Mob, Italy's richest and most powerful mafia, police said.
For the same reason, another firm, Aldieri SpA, was also placed under special administration.