Italy arrests raiders of ancient art, recovers 3,500 items
The operation shows how Italy "still holds immense treasures that fall prey to ruthless diggers and traffickers," Carabinieri art squad commander General Vincenzo Molinese said.
Police officers carry boxes into a police building in Mainz, Germany, May 3, 2023, after German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian 'Ndrangheta organised crime group, German public prosecutors and state police said.(photo credit: REUTERS/Timm Reichert)ByREUTERSUpdated:
