Mafia and drugs in Catania, 41 arrests

CATANIA (ITALPRESS) - The drugs placed in a basket tied to a rope, then climbed to the home of the leader of a gang of pushers. It is a refueling technique discovered by State Police officers who carried out 41 precautionary measures in Catania. Around 300 policemen were involved in the execution of an order issued by the investigating judge of the Etna Court, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, as part of the operation called "Locu".

The suspects must respond, in various capacities, to mafia-type association, as they are indicated as belonging to the Cappello-Bonaccorsi clan, association aimed at drug trafficking, carrying and possession of firearms, dealing of various types of drugs: cocaine , crack, marijuana and hashish. In particular, the management of a large "drug dealer" operating in the city of Catania was documented