Tax clerk arrested in Bergamo 'Ndrangheta sweep
33 nabbed in money laundering probe based in northern city

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 5 - An Italian tax clerk was among 33 people arrested in a Bergamo-based sweep against the Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta mafia on Monday.
The functionary of the Internal Revenue Agency is accused of being complicit in a massive money laundering operation, police said.
Persons believed to be close to 'Ndrangheta are accused of issuing fake invoices, usury and other financial crimes.
The crimes were allegedly committed in order to launder profits from drugs and other activities by a Calabrian mafia clan, the Arenas, at Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Calabria.
The false invoices alone amounted to over 20 million euros, police said.
The 33 have been placed under arrest in jail or at home.
Police carried out searches and raids in 12 Italian provinces in Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Umbria, Sardinia, Basilicata and Calabria. (ANSA).