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Taking on the Italian mafia

Taking on Italy's organised crime bosses is a very dangerous business. And yet that's exactly what anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri does.

Taking on Italy's organised crime bosses is a very dangerous business. And yet that's exactly what anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri does.

As the biggest trial against the mafia for decades continues in Calabria, where more than 350 alleged members of the 'Ndrangheta group have been appearing in court, our Italy correspondent Mark Lowen has been to meet the people trying to stop organised crime in the country.

For the latest episode of 5 Minutes On, find out how the mafia has become so deeply rooted in some parts of Italy, why they're still so powerful, and if anything can be done to bring them down.

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