<span style="color: #222222;">A joint operation carried out by police in Italy and Germany today resulted in the arrest of 31 individuals suspected of being part of the 'ndrangheta mafia which is a prominent Italian organized crime syndicate.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to media reports, around 800 police officers and tax officials in both countries took part in the large-scale operation against international drug trafficking and money laundering.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The EU joint law enforcement agency also shared a video with clips from the operation on Twitter.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Italian news agency ANSA reports that the Italy-led operation, named 'Platinum-Dia,' was called 'a heavy blow' for the 'ndrangheta by Italian investigators.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">German investigators told the media that the Italian operation was focused on the northern Italian region of Piedmont, around the city of Turin, and in the southern region of Calabria.</span><br />''  <br />