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Greek Basketball Officials Arrested in Match-Fixing Investigation

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Greek police arrested six people in an investigation into alleged manipulation of basketball matches linked to betting rings. Greek media reported that Hellenic Basketball Federation president Vangelis Liolios was among those detained, and his lawyer denied the allegations. Raids across several regions led to the seizure of cash, phones, laptops and other devices.

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Police said the arrests followed a Wednesday operation across Attica, Achaia and Katerini, run by the organized-crime directorate. Five suspects were detained during the raids; a sixth reported voluntarily and was then arrested. Warrants allege gifts or benefits, advantages offered to referees or sports officials, and improper interference meant to affect matches. Greek media say current and former referees are among those held.

Searches yielded phones, laptops, USB drives, tablets, memory cards, a hard drive, shirts, memorabilia, 931,463 euros in cash and other electronics. Liolios’s lawyer denied the allegations and described the case as badly assembled; the federation said its board was briefed and would monitor

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