127 arrested in FBI mafia crackdown

THE FBI launched its biggest crackdown ever on the New York area’s infamous La Cosa Nostra organised crime network, in a massive roundup before daybreak yesterday of 127 alleged mafia members and associates.

“Today’s arrests and charges mark an important step forward in disrupting La Cosa Nostra’s illegal activities,” US attorney general Eric Holder said at a press conference.

Holder called the sweep “the largest single-day operation” against the infamous organised crime network.