Police raid at dawn against Santangelo and Mazzei clans, 18 arrests
The people involved are accused of serious crimes, including homicide aggravated by mafia-related purposes, mafia-type association, and illegal carrying and possession of weapons with the aggravating circumstance of aiding the mafia association to which they belong.
The Catania police, on behalf of the District Attorney's Office - District Anti-Mafia Directorate, began an important operation against organized crime at dawn today, employing over a hundred officers from the Catania Police Headquarters' Flying Squad and the Adrano Police Station.
The operation, conducted under the coordination of the Central Anti-Crime Directorate of the Police, led to the execution of a precautionary measure order issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Catania against 18 people investigated on various counts. The individuals involved are accused of serious crimes, including homicide aggravated by mafia purposes, mafia-type association, and illegal possession and carrying of weapons with the aggravating circumstance of aiding the mafia association to which they belong. The investigation focuses mainly on two criminal organizations: the Santangelo clan of Adrano and the Mazzei clan, known as the "Carcagnusi" of Catania.
The investigations would have allowed to identify the material perpetrators of a murder dating back to 2016, as well as to identify the leaders of the Santangelo clan in Adrano and of a faction of the Mazzei clan operating in the same territory.
