Originally Posted By: m2w
Originally Posted By: johnnyboysala
Keep in mind each madamento is made up of 3 separate families.


in palermo city yes but in other places mandamenti have more than 3 families
there are 65 families in palermo province and 20 in trapani according to police
in catania there is a very large family (santapaola)with decinas in all the province and other smaller separate families in caltagirone and other towns catania run all east sicily included separated families in other eastern provinces that answer to catania
it's like the chicago outfit that used to run western families in the states lol


So the limited activity I've heard about in Ragusa/Modica/Scicli is likely to be linked to the santapaola? I didnt realise they had such a long reach. Makes sense though.