FI MP Sarro quits Anti-Mafia Commission
Named in investigation into alleged mob infiltration of govt
(ANSA) - Rome, July 15 - Carlo Sarro, a Forza Italia MP named in a Mob investigation, has quit the Anti-Mafia Commission, its chair Rosy Bindi said Wednesday.
Sarro submitted a letter of resignation, she said.
Sarro, a Lower House MP representing ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's FI, was earlier named in the probe into alleged Camorra infiltration of public administration.
On Tuesday, Naples anti-mafia prosecutors sent the Lower House a formal request that Sarro, 56, be put under house arrest, ANSA sources said.
If parliament voted to lift his immunity, Sarro could face charges of involvement in rigging a contract competition.
Sarro is under investigation along with businessmen Lorenzo Piccolo and Antonio Fontana over a 31.7-million-euro contract for sewer and water networks of the Gori Spa company, sources said.
Investigators believe that the contract competition was rigged to ensure that the work went to companies linked to Michele Zagaria, the head of a notorious Camorra clan called the Casalesis.
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2015/07/...e4b7e9923e.htmlCamorra: 10 arrests of alleged drug pusher gang near Naples
Gang protected by 'look-out' system
(ANSA) - Naples, July 15 - Ten people believed to be part of the Italian Camorra were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking Wednesday, ANSA has learned.
The group, which was arrested in Casavatore, near Naples, allegedly peddled an estimated 150,000 euros worth of drugs, including marijuana and hashish, every month.
Investigators from the Italian Carabinieri in Casoria, who worked together with the Antimafia Investigative Agency in Naples, seized 20kg of marijuana and arrested 24 alleged drug pushers - including some minors - during investigations. They also found that a gang of 10 people had formed a group dedicated to the peddling of drugs within the busy district of Casavatore.
The illegal activity was being "protected" by a lookout system among the pushers which allowed them to "watch over" key areas and develop places in which they could hide.
The arrest warrant for criminal conspiracy to commit drug trafficking was issued by the investigating judge in Napoli. The group are believed to be part of the 'Ferone' branch of the Camorra, the feared crime organisation that originated in Naples. Ernesto Ferone is one of the bosses in the mafia group.
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