Seven people - four in Favara and three in Belgium - were arrested tonight by the police and the Belgian federal police judiciare. The operation was called "Mosaic" and shed light on the feud that bloodied the streets of Favara and Liège from 2015 to 2018 , with five murders and as many attempted murders, some of which never reported.

The investigation was coordinated by the Palermo DDA and the Liège Public Prosecutor's Office with the help of the Eurojust and Europol agencies.

According to what emerged, for the management of drug trafficking, there were two opposing groups operating between Favara and Belgium. The investigations, initiated by the Dda of Palermo,

Those arrested are held responsible for the double attempted murder of Maurizio Distefano and Carmelo Nicotra , as well as for the illegal carrying of weapons, damage and receiving stolen goods. All crimes committed on 23 May 2017 in Favara and in the province of Agrigento.

The following were arrested : Antonio Bellavia, 48; Calogero Bellavia aged 31; Calogero Ferraro of 42 years; Carmelo Nicotra of 38 years; Gerlando Russotto aged 31; Carmelo Vardaro of 44 years; Vincenzo Vitello aged 64. Antonio Bellavia, Calogero Ferraro and Carmelo Nicotra were arrested in Belgium by the joint team of Italian and Belgian police, in execution of three European arrest warrants. Among those arrested also Calogero Bellavia who was considered close to the boss Gerlandino Messina, the young man whom the carabinieri - on the advice of the secret services - followed while bringing meals to the provincial head of Cosa Nostra in his hideout in Favara. Following him, on 23 October 2010, they arrived to capture the boss.