'Ndrangheta fugitive Romeo arrested
40-year-old accused of drugs trafficking

(ANSA) - Reggio Calabria, February 4 - Carabinieri and finance police on Tuesday arrested Domenico Romeo, a 40-year-old fugitive of justice who is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta mafia. Romeo had been on the run since he eluded capture in a big burst staged by finance police in Genoa in July.
He is alleged member of the 'Ndrina degli Alvaro mafia clan, acting as an 'accountant' for its drugs trafficking.
He was tracked down in the town of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, in the southern region of Calabria.


Dozens arrested in drugs bust
Assets worth around one million euros seized

(ANSA) - Rome, February 4 - Province of Rome Carabinieri police on Tuesday were executing warrants to arrest 33 people in a massive drugs bust. The suspects are allegedly members of two organized-crime gangs, one linked to the Calabrian-based 'Ndrangheta mafia and the other to the Campania-based Camorra syndicate.
These two gangs were allegedly involved in 'reciprocal assistance' in drugs trafficking.
The police were seizing around one million euros worth of assets as part of Tuesday's operation.