Mafia, weapons and beatings for drug monopoly: blow to the Porta Nuova mandamento The internal structures and criminal activities of the mafia mandamento are outlined
A blow to the business of the Porta Nuova mafia mandamento in Palermo. Four precautionary prison measures carried out by the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit for mafia association, association for the purpose of drug trafficking, production, trafficking and possession of drugs, extortion, personal injury and illegal possession of firearms . The provision, issued by the investigating judge at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, is the result of the activity conducted between February 2022 and December 2023 which fully verified the statements of some collaborators of justice and follows the operation " Vento " of July 2022. The internal structures and criminal activities of the Porta Nuova mafia district have been outlined.
Those arrested are accused of having controlled the drug dealing areas , often resorting to acts of violence and intimidation, including the use of weapons, imposing the purchase of the drug (mainly cocaine) at a pre-established price (higher than the market price), as well as the payment of a sum on the proceeds of sales. Also documented was a beating of a man in the Zisa neighborhood, in broad daylight and with his face uncovered, and serious threats against some pushers, firing a gunshot against a wall for intimidation purposes, to impose the rules of the mafia group on drug trafficking . A constant presence of weapons emerged. During the searches, two other people were arrested, a woman and a man, found in possession of more than half a kilo of hashish and cocaine as well as a large amount of money.
