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Italy police raids 'mafia crime family' in Sicily Italy police raids 'mafia crime family' in Sicily
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Italian police say they have seized more than €1.6 bn ($1.76 bn) in assets from five Sicilian siblings suspected of links to the mafia.Italian police say they have seized more than €1.6 bn ($1.76 bn) in assets from five Sicilian siblings suspected of links to the mafia.
The five are thought to have been helped by the criminal group to secure public construction contracts.The five are thought to have been helped by the criminal group to secure public construction contracts.
Police in the regional capital Palermo say it is one of the largest raids they have ever carried out.Police in the regional capital Palermo say it is one of the largest raids they have ever carried out.
Analysts say Sicily's Cosa Nostra and other mafia groups have expanded their activities during Italy's recession.Analysts say Sicily's Cosa Nostra and other mafia groups have expanded their activities during Italy's recession.
Among the assets seized are bank accounts, property and furniture.Among the assets seized are bank accounts, property and furniture.
The five - three brothers and two sisters - are all in their sixties and seventies. The five - three brothers and two sisters - are all in their 60s and 70s.
They worked as labourers in the early 1980s but went on to become billionaires, Italian media reported.They worked as labourers in the early 1980s but went on to become billionaires, Italian media reported.