Scandal at The Vatican after a cleric arrested for ‘smuggling plot’
THE Vatican has been rocked by a new financial scandal after a senior cleric was arrested over an alleged plot to smuggle e20 million (£17million) from Switzerland to Italy.
Former Papal accountant Nunzio Scarano was already being investigated over claims of money laundering.
Giovanni Maria Zito, a former secret service agent who is now a police officer, and financial broker Giovanni Carenzio were also detained.