Some €25 million worth of assets have been frozen by the Calabria police after it uncovered more companies and trusts with connections to the ‘Ndrangheta, the notorious Calabria criminal organization.
In a mafia crackdown, Reggio Calabria police launched Operation Gambling revealing a network of remote gaming companies allegedly used for money laundering. Part of the network was headquartered in Malta and six Italian nationals were arrested on the island on the strength of a European Arrest Warrant.
As the investigation into the mafia-linked companies continues, the Italian police uncovered a density of international companies and trusts that have an office in Malta, Panama, Romania, Canary Islands and the Nertherlands Antilles.