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Italian police foil plot to snatch Enzo Ferrari's body

They say criminals planned to seek ransom.

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Italian authorities on Tuesday said they had foiled a plot to steal the body of automotive legend Enzo Ferrari. That's Enzo Ferrari the man, not Ferrari Enzo Ferrari the supercar.

Ferrari died in 1988 at age 90. He founded the company that produces some of the world's fastest and most expensive cars.

Police in Nuoro on the island of Sardinia told a news conference that a gang had planned to snatch the body and demand a ransom from the Ferrari family or the company, Reuters and Italian news outlets reported.

Authorities said the plot was discovered during an investigation into arms and drug trafficking. Helicopters and parachute regiment officers were used to execute 34 arrest warrants.

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