CC Catania disarticulate group, drug seizure for 5 million
(ANSA) – CATANIA, NOVEMBER 16 – Twelve people were arrested by the Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Catania as part of an anti-drug operation. A precautionary custody order was issued against them at the request of the DDA which hypothesizes, for various reasons, the crimes of mafia-type association, association aimed at drug trafficking and drug dealing with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method.
The group, according to the indictment, was selling hashish, cocaine and marijuana in Catania, Syracuse and Malta. The drug was imported from Albania, Holland, Calabria and Puglia. During the investigation, three men were arrested while they unloaded cardboard boxes with the brand of a well-known pasta manufacturer containing 242 kilograms of hashish from a car.
As part of the various stages of the investigation, called ‘Alter ego’, the carabinieri seized a total of drugs for an estimated value of approximately 5 million euros. The investigations by the military of the operational nucleus of the Catania Piazza Dante company also made it possible to outline the role played by leading figures of mafia families within the Etna criminal scenario, highlighting relationships, contacts and dynamics relating to the trafficking of large quantities of drugs and their supply. (HANDLE).