Scores arrested in Mafia case raids
From Times Wire Reports
Canadian police arrested more than 70 people in raids targeting what officials said was an organized crime gang that had infiltrated Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said those arrested included Nicolo Rizzuto, 82, and others alleged to be affiliated with the Mafia. They face 1,350 criminal charges, including illicit drug trafficking, gangsterism and attempted murder.
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