Nigerian Mafia, 10 stops in Palermo ANSA Editorial Staff
11 July 2019
11:57
NEWS
Claned 'Viking' clan with branches throughout Italy

New blow to the Nigerian mafia in Palermo. During the "Disconnection zone" operation, the State Police carried out a detention order against ten Nigerian citizens, issued by the Anti-Mafia District Attorney's Office. The investigations of the Flying Squad, which follow the "Black Ax" and "No fly zone" operations, confirmed that the Nigerian mafia is rooted and infiltrated into the city's criminal economic fabric. With today's operation the investigators have vanquished a criminal gang named "Viking", well structured throughout the national territory, which had its base of operations in the Palermo district of Ballarò, characterized by a hierarchically organized structure, with a strong capacity intimidatin