Anti-mafia and finance police
arrested 41 people in an early-morning raid Wednesday, following
a probe into an online illegal gaming ring run by Calabria's
'Ndrangheta mafia worth about 2 billion euros, investigators
said.
The operation involved the seizure of 45 national and 11
international businesses, 1,500 betting parlours, 82 national
and international online gaming websites, and numerous pieces of
property.
Of the 41 people arrested, 28 were sent to jail and 13 were
placed under house arrest.
Police also executed five restraining orders and five
orders to appear before judicial police as part of the
operation.
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