Rome ( CNN ) -- Authorities have in custody 34 people and are seeking the arrest of seven more as part of another major crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate , a prosecutor said Tuesday . The operation , dubbed `` Crime 2 , '' follows a similar one in July 2010 , appropriately named `` The Crime . '' `` Crime 2 '' seeks to apprehend 41 people in Italy , Germany , Canada and Australia on charges ranging from homicide and illegal weapons possession to drug smuggling and money laundering . Officials sought to arrest between 200 and 300 people during the 2010 operation . Of the 41 people sought , 34 are in custody , said Chief Prosecutor of Reggio Calabria Giuseppe Pignatone . `` The main information that emerged from this investigation is that the structure of the mafia organization called 'Ndrangheta , is united . The basic territorial unit of the 'Ndrangheta is reproduced abroad . Each unit refers for the solution of problems and for any main decision with the mother house in Italy , '' he said . Reggio Calabria is located in Calabria . The 'Ndrangheta is prevalent in the Calabria region of southern Italy and is seen as similar to the Sicilian Mafia . But the group has stretched to many other countries . In 2004 , authorities said they linked the 'Ndrangheta to an international drug trafficking network involving gangs in South America and Australia . Journalist Livia Borghese contributed to this report .
The suspects are wanted for crimes ranging from money laundering to murder . They are located in Italy , Germany , France and Russia . The operation followed a similar operation in July last year .