The investigations, coordinated by the DDA of Palermo, made it possible to acquire an investigative compendium on the mafia structures in the territory of Favara (AG) and that of Palma di Montechiaro (AG), the latter characterized - as ascertained by definitive sentences - by the coexistence of the territorial articulation of Cosa Nostra and of criminal formations called "paracchi" on the model of the Stidda. In this context, the carabinieri gathered clues on the attempt by one of the suspects to expand his influence beyond the Palmese area, namely on Favara and the Moses Village of Agrigento; on the role of "guarantor" exercised by the top of the Palma di Montechiaro family in favor of a member of the Stidda, in the presence of the then regent of the district of Canicattì.

Serious indications have also been acquired against some of the suspects of the interference exercised by Cosa Nostra in the lucrative economic sector of transactions for the sale of grapes and the progressive interference in this sector by the Stidda. In this context, reports emerged from the top of the Palma di Montechiaro mafia family with the Calabrian 'Ndrina of the Barbaro di Platì. The investigation also brought to light the illicit control of a large part of the entrepreneurial sector of slot machines and gaming machines installed in commercial premises.