02 FEBRUARY 2022 08:39
Mafia, drugs and extortion: 38 arrests and 20 under investigation in Taranto
The maxi operation vanquished a group accused of mafia association, drug trafficking, extortion and illegal carrying of weapons

The Taranto mobile squad arrested 38 people (28 of whom ended up in prison and 10 under house arrest) accused in various ways of mafia association, criminal association aimed at drug trafficking and other crimes including extortion , detention and illegal port of weapons and ammunition , personal injury. Another 20 people are under investigation as part of the same operation.

The operation is the result of a long investigation by the Taranto mobile squad, carried out with the support of the central anti-crime department of the police.