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Italian anti‑mafia raid seizes €60 million, targets gambling‑slot firms in Bari
The Guardia di Finanza carried out a large‑scale operation in Bari and Rome provinces, imposing precautionary measures on 23 individuals and freezing assets worth more than €60 million. Over 100 people are under investigation for alleged mafia‑linked criminal association, money laundering, fraud, tax offences and other crimes.
Investigators say a local organised‑crime clan had taken control of numerous electronic gaming and slot‑machine businesses, using them to launder illicit proceeds and to run a scheme involving the sale of winning tickets to trusted accomplices. The operation, coordinated with the central anti‑mafia unit (SCICO), resulted in the seizure of cash, documents and other assets, and the arrest of several suspects.
The court‑ordered measures aim to dismantle the alleged criminal network and prevent further financial crimes in the region.