Italian authorities are warning of prison sentences for truck drivers blocking roads in southern Italy, as days of protest over diesel prices leave supermarket shelves empty, fresh produce stranded and two airports without aviation fuel. Business Minister Adolfo Urso told parliament on Wednesday that preventing lorries from passing amounts to a criminal roadblock, with police having already identified 1,339 people involved.
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Adolfo Urso
Italian politician, Minister of Business and Made in Italy