ITALIAN POLICE AND REGULATORS STILL TRY TO PUSH THE MAFIA FROM BETTING AND FOOTBALL
October 1st, 2016
Just this month, Italy’s Carabinieri police seized more than EUR30 billion in assets, including a regional amateur football club, belonging to clan members of one of Italy’s most powerful organised crime organizations - the Calabria-based ‘Ndrangheta. Brenda Dionisi reports from Milan on crime, gambling and the ‘beautiful game’ in Italy.
The investigation, dubbed “Operation Lex” has certainly claimed scalps - 41 people are being detained for their alleged involvement in illegal activities, including illegal possession of firearms, drug ...
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