Mafia sank 30 ships full of nuclear, toxic wastes

Italian authorities are investigating an informat's claim that the Mafia deliberately sank nearly 30 ships containing nuclear and other toxic wastes, the BBC reports.

A ship has been found about 18 miles off Calabria, in southwestern Italy. A robot camera shows the vessel lying besides yellow barrels marked "toxic." The informant said the ship was one of three he personally scuttled for the Mafia to bypass waste-disposal laws.

Samples are being tested for radioactivity.

The BBC has underwater video.

Posted by Michael Winter at 06:58 PM/ET, September 15, 2009 in Crime, Europe

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