Operation between Italy and United States leads to the arrest of seven people in New York

The detainees are accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime Association.

The joint effort between Italy and United States, aimed to put an end to a transatlantic network that was being developed in areas such as drug trafficking between South America and Italy.

"The Italian organized crime family was trying to get involved with one of New York City, the Italian police came over and we worked together to prevent this family found safety in New York," explains George Venizelos, the FBI.

The authorities of the two countries, using undercover agents, have succeeded in thwarting the delivery in Italy, about 500 kilos of pure cocaine, which should come from Guyana hidden in canned and frozen.

With this operation, which took two years to complete, it was revealed that the ' Ndrangheta was trying to control, long ago, the illegal activities in the United States who for years belonged to Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia.

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