Meloni hails 'Ndrangheta op

Premier Giorgia Meloni in Tuesday hailed the latest Italian police operation against 'Ndrangheta in which 79 alleged mobsters were arrested for alleged extortion and drug offences in their native Calabria. "The Reggio Calabria District Anti-Mafia Directorate dealt a devastating blow to the 'Ndrangheta, deploying over 500 State Police and Carabinieri officers in a major operation that led to the arrest of 79 people, damaging the interests of the mafia," she said on X. "Thanks to those who defend the rule of law with courage and professionalism every day. "The State will not yield. "The fight against the mafia is and will continue to be an absolute priority for the Government." In the operation against Italy's richest and most powerful organised crime outfit, some 79 people were arrested, 73