Carabinieri police seized assets
worth around 280 million euros and began to execute arrest
warrants for 23 people in a mayor anti-mafia operation in Rome
on Friday. The suspects are accused of belonging to two criminal
gangs practicing extortion, loan-sharking, money laundering and
fraud. The seized assets included venues popular with VIPs, such
as the 'Mizzica' bars in Via Catanzaro and Piazza Acilia,
'Macao' in Via del Gazometro and the 'Babylon Cafe' chain.
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