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05 November 2019There are 70 precautionary measures issued between Turin, Milan, Reggio and Catania in an operation by Carabineri and Guardia di Finanza against the Ndrangheta of Volpiano and Sangiusto Canavese, in the province of Turin.

The accusations are mafia association and international drug trafficking. Six are also accused of money laundering and fraudulent transfer of values.

Seized assets, current accounts and company shares. The measures were issued by the investigating judge at the request of the DDA. 400 soldiers are involved in the operation.

Pierfranco Bertolino, a well-known Turin criminal lawyer, is also involved in this maxi investigation, which started after the Minotauro investigation and after the statements by the justice collaborator Domenico Agresta. He would be accused of personal aiding and abetting. The investigating judge Luca Fidelio ordered a temporary six-month ban on the activity's army.

According to the charges, the lawyer, already involved in a case of alleged favors in the prosecutor's office of Turin, would have revealed to some of his customers confidential information on investigations and wiretapping in progress.