Carabinieri blitz in Catania triggered the arrest of 26 members of the Misterbianchese clan, protagonist of the bloody mafia war of the 90s against the group of Giuseppe Pulvirenti, of Malpassotu. Furthermore, the investigation shed light on one of the murders of that era and precisely that of the Christian Democrat city secretary Paolo Arena, shot dead on 28 September 1991.

The raid was taken this morning at dawn.handling and laundering in competition, illegal possession and possession of illegal weapons, fraudulent transfer of values ​​and corruption, with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method. The magistrate has also ordered the seizure of current accounts, real estate and commercial activities for a total value of over 1,500,000 euros.

Further details, with names and details, will be provided during a press conference. Today's blitz arrives a few days after the murder in Chiavari of the former repentant Orazio Pino, one of the protagonists of that mafia war.


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