Naples, 13 July (LaPresse) – The Carabinieri of the Palermo Provincial Command have carried out 15 arrests of suspects as part of investigations coordinated by the Palermo District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) into the escalation in crime recorded in the city since last November, particularly in the area falling within the Tommaso Natale-San Lorenzo mafia territory. Specifically, nine of the arrests concerned individuals under investigation for extortion, attempted extortion, and the illegal carrying and possession of common weapons and military-grade weapons, all aggravated by mafia involvement. The remaining arrest warrants were issued against six individuals believed to belong to a criminal organisation involved in the trafficking of drugs such as cocaine, hashish and marijuana, operating in the San Lorenzo and Zen 2 neighbourhoods, and in possession of firearms. A further seven individuals, already in custody on other charges, are involved in the investigation. Today’s operation is a continuation of the investigation which, in early June this year, led the Palermo Public Prosecutor’s Office to issue eight arrest warrants for further offences falling within the same investigative framework.
Palermo: rise in crime in the city, 15 arrests made
Naples, 13 July (LaPresse) – The Carabinieri of the Palermo Provincial Command have carried out 15 arrests of suspects as part of investigations coordinated by the Palermo District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) into the escalation in crime recorded in the city since last November, particularly in the area falling within the Tommaso Natale-San Lorenzo mafia territory. Specifically, nine of the arrests concerned individuals under investigation for extortion, attempted extortion, and the illegal carrying and possession of common weapons and military-grade weapons, all aggravated by mafia involvement. The remaining arrest warrants were issued against six individuals believed to belong to a criminal organisation involved in the trafficking of drugs such as cocaine, hashish and marijuana, operating in the San Lorenzo and Zen 2 neighbourhoods, and in possession of firearms. A further seven individuals, already in custody on other charges, are involved in the investigation. Today’s operation is a continuation of the investigation which, in early June this year, led the Palermo Public Prosecutor’s Office to issue eight arrest warrants for further offences falling within the same investigative framework.
