Prosecutors in Florence have formally asked for Bank of China's Milan branch and 297 individuals, mostly Chinese living in Italy, to be tried for smuggling money and other crimes, Reuters reported. The document, a formal request by the prosecutor seen by Reuters on Saturday, stems from an investigation called "River of Money" that started in 2008 and points to the growing influence of Chinese criminal groups in Italy's Tuscany region. -- SPA 00:04 LOCAL TIME 21:04 GMT تغريد