Naples’ District Anti-Mafia Directorate investigation into drug trafficking led to 23 precautionary measures in Italy, according to the report. Investigators said the group allegedly ran illegal betting alongside other criminal activities; inquiries into its betting channels are continuing.
The investigation concerns illegal betting activity allegedly operated by a criminal organisation in Italy.
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Bari’s district anti-mafia directorate is carrying out precautionary measures against 23 people across several Italian provinces, reportedly alongside asset seizures worth more than €60m. The investigation alleges that gaming-machine and betting businesses were used to launder criminal proceeds; the alleged conduct dates from December 2012 to November 2019. Further measures may follow preliminary questioning of three additional suspects.
Campobasso Prefect Michela Lattarulo signed four anti-mafia prohibitions covering the Basso Molise area, reportedly following an inquiry into criminal infiltration in Termoli and Campomarino. The investigation found groups with links to Puglia laundering illicit funds through bars, restaurants, gaming halls and vehicle trading, including online sales. Lattarulo invited provincial mayors to join a legality protocol that could extend anti-mafia documentation requirements.
The Veneto Regional Administrative Court rejected a company’s challenge to an anti-mafia notice issued by the Prefecture of Venice, according to a report. The company, which operates in food service and holds a public gambling concession, argued that it was independent of the family context and cited internal measures; the court upheld the notice after finding the reported links were structural rather than occasional.
A judge at Naples court issued precautionary measures against people suspected of involvement in illegal online betting and other offences, following a request by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate. Investigators allege an organised operation used online platforms and companies registered to third parties; authorities also ordered the preventive seizure of company shares, business assets and commercial premises. The suspects remain presumed innocent pending a final judgment.
Italy’s anti-mafia district directorate sought prison sentences totalling more than 330 years for 27 defendants in a Naples abbreviated trial over alleged illegal online betting and related offences. Prosecutors allege a network linked to the Licciardi Russo clan routed wagers through foreign platforms and betting shops across Campania; the case is at the closing-arguments stage, and no verdict is reported.