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Catanzaro authorities seize €4.3m in assets linked to illegal online betting

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Italy’s Guardia di Finanza in Catanzaro seized assets valued at €4.3 million from three people considered linked to the Arena clan, following an order by the Catanzaro court at the anti-mafia directorate’s request. The seizure covers property, land, company shares and a sole proprietorship; investigators said the group had a dominant position in illegal online betting and gaming-machine rentals.

The seizure targets assets investigators link to illegal betting activity and alleged organised-crime proceeds.

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