Palermo, raid in Brancaccio and Sperone neighborhoods: 26 arrested

The agents of the flying squad and the SCO carried out a precautionary custody order from the Palermo investigating judge against 26 suspects - 21 in prison and 5 under house arrest - accused, for various reasons, of association aimed at trafficking in narcotic substances aggravated by mafia method and drug dealing .

The investigation, coordinated by the district anti-mafia directorate directed by the prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia, made it possible to deal a blow to drug dealing in the Sperone and Brancaccio neighborhoods . To enter the drug " forts ", undercover agents were employed who managed to have contact with the leaders of the criminal group that managed the drug dealing. The interests of Cosa Nostra in the distribution of earnings from the illicit activity would also have been ascertained. During the investigation it was documented that the sale of the narcotic took place 24 hours a day, with a rigid organization of shifts of pushers and lookouts. During the blitz, the crime prevention department, dog units and the flight department were involved. Numerous searches were carried out in the Sperone district .