Mafia, the children of the "escaped" and the bosses released from prison are back: the alarm of the Dia

The escaped are back. The mafia is experiencing moments of "great operational caution and is trying to close ranks also by re-admitting to its ranks the new generations of the 'escaped' from the mafia war of the 1980s as well as benefiting from the release of elderly affiliates who have served long prison sentences ".

This was revealed in the latest half-yearly report by Dia. For such a structured organization, unlike others, notes Dia, "the reintegration of affiliates who have been imprisoned with 'honor', that is, without repenting, usually takes place without trauma or conflict even in the awareness that the return to the territory of these subjects increases the prestige of the mafia organization ".

The surveys highlight the propensity of the clans "to recover relations with their historical offshoots abroad more effectively. Recent, in particular, is evidence of a significant revitalization of contacts with overseas families , which have emerged with reference to the dynamics of both Palermo and Agrigento ".

The cornerstones around which the criminal mafia activities revolve are always the same: extortion and usury, drug trafficking and management of drug dealing, control of legal and illegal gambling, pollution of the economy of the territories, especially in the construction sectors. , earthmoving, procurement of inert materials, waste disposal, energy production, transport and agriculture.
Often this is accomplished through the infiltration or conditioning of local authorities, also making use of the complicity of corrupt politicians and officials.