MORE PROTECTION Italy takes aim at mafia
Rome Italy's senate passed a bill on June 8 which is aimed at cracking down on mafia threats against local administrators that often involve arson attacks, dead animals and envelopes full of bullets. The bill would increase sentences and allow wiretaps and other investi- gative tools that police can use to track down those who threaten local administrators. The bill must now be approved by the lower house of parliament to become law. Reuters