Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily newsthirst.
Italian police have launched a series of raids targeting Mafia clans operating in and around the Sicilian capital Palermo. More than 1,200 officers were involved in the operation, which the military Carabinieri force said was aimed at “dismantling” the area’s Mafia. The raids, the biggest for several years, were seen as a bid by Italian…