Catania, running 14 precautionary orders

The Catania State Police is carrying out 14 precautionary orders against persons held responsible, for various reasons, for the crimes of mafia-type criminal association (Santapaola clan - Herculaneum), extortion, fictitious registration of assets, usury, detention and port illegal weapons and drug offenses, with the aggravating circumstance of having committed the facts to facilitate the mafia association Santapaola - Ercolano and making use of the conditions set out in Article 416 bis of the Criminal Code

The investigations conducted by the policemen of the mobile squad made it possible to outline the organization chart, decapitating the leaders, of the Santapaola - Ercolano - group of "San Cocimo".

The investigations, among other things, have allowed to reveal extortion episodes attributable to the group in question, the imposition of the security service in nightclubs of Catania and episodes of fictitious heading of assets.

The details of the operation will be illustrated during a press conference to be held at 10.30 at the State Prosecutor's Office.

Catania, running 14 precautionary orders

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