Italy probes mob link with sunken ships

According to this CNN article, Italian mobsters are being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to sink ships that are carrying toxic waste. Why they're being paid to do this is still unclear to Italian officials but it's only a matter of time before they find out why. One theory is that the shipping companies are paying Italian mobs to sink their ship to avoid the costs of properly disposing of the toxic materials. There is also reason to believe that the companies paying for this 'service' have government help.