Extortion and drug trafficking, 14 arrests between Benevento, Caserta and Avellino
They are under investigation for mafia-type association, extortion, illegal possession of weapons. Precautionary measures were also carried out in Potenza and Catanzaro
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Carabinieri operation
Since the early hours of the morning, a vast operation by the Carabinieri of the Benevento Provincial Command has been underway in various municipalities of the Caudina Valley and in the provinces of Avellino, Caserta, Potenza and Catanzaro.

The military, with the help of canine units, are carrying out a precautionary custody order in prison issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Naples, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate against 14 people seriously suspected, in various capacities, of criminal association mafia type, as well as crimes of extortion, damage, possession of explosive material, illegal possession and carrying of weapons and association aimed at illicit trafficking of narcotic substances, all with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method.