Naples, Italy  - About 150,000 people gathered in the southern Italian city of Naples Saturday to protest against organized crime and remember its victims.

The crowds, including many younger Italians, came from all over the country, reported Italian media. Several leading politicians also took part in the demonstration.

"The Mafia is neither unbeatable or immortal. That is the strong message of this demonstration," said Antonio Bassolino, president of Italy's Campania region.

Naples, Italy - Police in Naples' sea port discovered Friday 15 kilograms of cocaine concealed

NAPLES, Italy, Dec. 4  -- A vendor spokesman in Naples, Italy, says police shut down a shopping area offering nativity figurines, including one of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

The unidentified spokesman said police shut down the Via San Gregorio Armeno shopping area of the city in an attempt to stop certain open-air vendors who are suspected of operating without authorization, the Italian news agency, ANSA, reported Wednesday.

Among the nativity statue offerings set to be offered by the Christmas vendors were ones featuring the U.S president-elect. Also included in the holiday theme are Inter Milan soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his coach, Jose Mourinho.

Naples, Italy  - Italian police Wednesday arrested at least 30 people suspected of obtaining finance for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group.

The suspects, all Sri Lanka citizens, were picked up in raids in several cities including Naples, Rome, Genoa, Bologna and Palermo, police said.

"The suspects extorted sums from fellow Sri Lankan nationals working as housekeepers or minders for the elderly in Italy," Naples' anti-terrorism police chief, Antonio Sbordone, said.

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