Maxi blitz against the Mafia in Palermo, 27 arrests "So the affiliates elected the new boss"

Operation against the Santa Maria of Jesus family. The allegations are drug trafficking, extortion, abusive bait exercise

A maximal operation of the Rosabian carabinieri and the provincial command of Palermo is underway this morning to make 27 arrests. People in handcuffs are affiliated with the mafia family of Santa Maria di Gesù in Palermo. The allegations: mafia association, extortion, abusive gambling and betting exercise, drug trafficking, fraudulent transfer of values.

The actions of the operation called "Falco" come from a complex investigation carried out by Ros against the mafia family of Santa Maria di Gesù in Palermo, "the investigators explain. The investigation allowed "to verify the internal reorganization process of the partnership and the pervasive ability to infiltrate the local economic fabric, reconstructing the organization chart of the associates and identifying the current vertices, designated through a real electoral mechanism involving the men of honor. "