Blitz against the mafia in Palermo against the Arenella family: the 3 Scotto brothers and 5 other people arrested. The Arenella mafia family is one of the most representative of the Palermo-Resuttana mandamento.
Those involved in the operation are accused, for various reasons, of mafia association and other crimes. During the operation called "White Shark" the three brothers Gaetano, Pietro and Francesco Paolo Scotto were also arrested. Gaetano and Pietro have been linked to the killing of Paolo Borsellino.
Gaetano Scotto is also under investigation for the murder of the police officer Nino Agostino and his wife Ida together with the boss Nino Madonia. In recent days, the Attorney General Roberto Scarpinato sent a notice of closure of the investigation, which is a prelude to a request for indictment. Agostino and his wife were assassinated in front of their holiday home in Villagrazia di Carini on the evening of August 5, 1989.