Spanish Police have made widespread arrests following an investigation into tennis match-fixing by an organised Armenian criminal gang.
Eleven house searches were carried out in Spain and one hundred and sixty-seven thousand euros in cash were seized, Forty-two bank accounts and their balances have been frozen.
The Civil Guard said in a statement 15 people had been arrested, including the leaders of the criminal organisation, while a further 68 people have been investigated.
Of the 83 people implicated in the case, 28 are professional tennis players, playing in the ITF Futures and Challenger categories.thought someone was running at me that was a fan, someone that was going to say, ‘Hey I saw you play so and so, I was at this match, my kid plays tennis,’ ” Blake recalled. “I’m smiling with my hands down.”
Video from the incident showed an NYPD officer grabbing Blake, who is black, by the arm, throwing him to the ground on the sidewalk and handcuffing him.
Blake was released from police custody and initially sued the NYPD before the parties reached a settlement that created a watchdog position with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Reuters
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