Italian police arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties with the powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia group in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan.

Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences as part of a probe into illegal profits made around matches and the infiltration of

Calabrian Mafia families. They were charged with criminal conspiracy involving mafia aggravation, extortion of ticket and beverage sales, aggravated injury, and other offenses. According to reports, at least 19 people were involved in the operations,

Some 19 people were arrested overall, and variously charged for allegedly being involved in organized crime offenses, including extortion and assault "aggravated by mafia methods," Milan prosecutors said. Three people were put under house arrest, while the others were brought to jail.

Italian police arrested 19 people, accused of criminal ties with the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia group, in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan. Prosecutors said at a press conference on Monday that possible charges include criminal association,

Italian police have arrested 19 high-profile "ultra" soccer fans tied to Inter Milan and AC Milan, many of whom are suspected of having links with the 'Ndrangheta mafia, prosecutors said on Monday. The case revealed how fan clubs have been transformed into crime gangs,

The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office have arrested a number of key figures from Inter’s Curva Nord and AC Milan’s Curva Sud this morning on charges of criminal association, reports claim.Radio