90 people arrested in Europe and South America in operation against 'Ndrangheta. Investigation lasted four years

Ninety people suspected of working for the Italian crime organization 'Ndrangheta were arrested on December 5 in Europe and South America, Italian police said.

More than 40 people were arrested in Italy, and dozens more in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Europol said . Almost four tons of cocaine were seized in the Netherlands.

The investigation began in 2014 in the Netherlands, where investigators began looking into the activities of Italian restaurants for possible money laundering.

All of them are accused of complicity in a crime, drug smuggling, money laundering, fictitious registration of assets and other crimes (Italian).

Italian police