[From: Guardian Unlimited]
From cocaine to plutonium: mafia clan accused of trafficking nuclear waste
Tom Kington in Rome
Blue drums displaying radioactive sign. David Woodfall/David Woodfall
Authorities in Italy are investigating a mafia clan accused of trafficking nuclear waste and trying to make plutonium.
The ‘Ndrangheta mafia, which gained notoriety in August for its blood feud killings of six men in Germany, is alleged to have made illegal shipments of radioactive waste to Somalia, as well as seeking the “clandestine production” of other nuclear material.
Two of the Calabrian clan’s members are being investigated, along with eight former employees of the state energy research agency Enea.
Read more at: Guardian Unlimited
