Lodz police reveal some respected businessmen in the city have dirty hands

The group is alleged to be involved in extortion of business people, bribing government officials and subversion of prison officers. The police assert that the gang could have made up to zl. 12.5 million through its illegal operations. In related news, a combined operation by officers of Poland's Police HQ in Warsaw and the Anti-terrorist Squad rounded up over 20 suspected of involvement in organized crime. Among the crimes that the accused were involved in are: falsely issuing broker licenses to gang affiliates, organizing weekend exits for prisoners and illegal possession of firearms. (Rzeczpospolita, page A2)