Italian police arrest 19 people in major investigation into mafia links to ‘ultra’ fans of Milan football

ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties to the powerful mafia group ‘Ndrangheta. The move decimated the fan clubs that supported Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan. Prosecutors said at a news conference that possible charges against those involved include criminal association, involving the use of “mafia methods,” extortion, assault and other serious crimes. According to the wide-ranging investigation, the criminal gang was linked to ‘Ndrangheta – the Italian mafia organization that has developed in recent years into one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the world, competing with the better known Sicilian mafia.