The Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Messina are executing 86 precautionary measures issued at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Prosecutor against as many people accused in various ways of mafia-type association, extortion, mafia political electoral exchange, fraudulent transfer of values, detention and illegal carrying of weapons, fire, association for the purpose of drug trafficking, detention for the purpose of drug trafficking, exploitation of prostitution, with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method.

The blitz is the result of four years of investigations coordinated by the Messina District Prosecutor on the mafia family of the "Barcelona", historically rooted in the municipality of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.

According to the accusations, the clan exercised a constant attempt to infiltrate entrepreneurial activities and lawful economy, both in the sector of the marketing of fruit and vegetables (through the acquisition of companies in the name of figureheads or by imposing, with the mafia method, the supply of products), and in the business of night clubs on the Tyrrhenian coast.

He not only imposed security services on discos with violence and intimidation, but also intervened to influence the owners of the premises in the management of their activities. The investigation also confirmed how strong the pressure of the racketeering on entrepreneurs and traders and the interest of the clan in the historic drug business is still strong.

(Unioneonline / D)

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