Forty man arrested in several Italian provinces in a large operation against the grouping of the Sicilian mafia, at the head of which the boss sentenced to life for life was told reporters, representatives of Italian Carabinierov reported to journalists, RIA Novosti reports.
Detention passed on Sicily, in Bologna and in the city of Cozenz in the southern region of Calabria.
The investigation made it possible to establish that the clan was engaged in “thriving drug trafficking” in the Sicilian Kathani province, mainly marijuana and cocaine.
In addition to narcotraphics, the grouping enjoyed the support of local entrepreneurs who resorted to the help of mafios, for example, as the owner of the company selling vegetables and fruits to resolve the issues with debtors. In another case, the owner of jewelry stores allowed criminals to carry out operations with precious stones through cash, which allowed a grouping of clearance profits.
Another income article was to receive funds from the treasury of the National Institute of Social Security (INPS). Through the network of firms and fake documents, mafiosi received benefits for non-existent agricultural workers, allegedly remaining without work.
at the heading chapter was a criminal boss, which is serving a lifetime for double murder, drug trafficking and participation in the mafia. According to Italian practice, such prisoners are released at the time of home as a promotion – such mafiosses have used for meetings with comrades and managing the criminal activity of the clan.