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Italy’s financial police have struck a major blow against Cosa Nostra remnants by confiscating luxury villas, high-end cars, and cash linked to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. The operation, spanning three continents, targeted a network that laundered billions through Europe’s underground economy.
A 2023 search of the Murrell-Sturgeon home exposed systematic embezzlement. Detectives now allege £650,000 vanished through falsified invoices over ten years, with key evidence linking Murrell to shell companies in Edinburgh and London.
A new national unit will target illicit businesses such as vape shops and mini-marts used by organised crime to launder money and traffic drugs. The unit, funded by £30m, aims to strip gangs of their High Street cover within two years.