Clans of the Ndrangheta, the mafia in southern Italy, are increasingly dependent on tourism. Authorities have already seized eight companies that were active in agriculture, gastronomy and tourism.
Their headquarters were in the Lombardy cities of Brescia and Mantua. The companies, with a turnover of 15 million euros, can be traced back to a Verona entrepreneur accused of involvement with the mafia, according to the anti-mafia authorities. He was placed under house arrest. His companies had recently invested heavily around Lake Garda.
Black money laundering
The legal sectors of the economy are used to launder black money in private companies. According to a dossier from the national anti-mafia agency DNA, Lombardy is the region where the Ndrangheta is most widespread, after Calabria.
Investigations have recently revealed that the influential Calabrian clan wanted to build a casino in the small town of Sirmione on Lake Garda. However, the project was thwarted due to the investigations against the 63-year-old entrepreneur.
Source: Krone
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