The anti-mafia blitz between Marsala and Mazara del Vallo, those arrested remain silent in front of the investigating judge During preliminary hearings before the investigating judge of Palermo Fabio Pilato, all those arrested in the anti-mafia operation that last Monday saw 17 arrests between Mazara del Vallo and Marsala availed themselves of the right to remain silent. Seven people ended up in prison and ten under house arrest. The operation dismantled the mafia control of the rural areas of the southern side of Trapani. And as a key figure of the mafia district of Mazara (of which Marsala is part) emerges that of Pietro Burzotta. Son-in-law of the late boss Vito Gondola, Burzotta is said to have inherited his father-in-law's criminal legacy, taking on a leading role in the management of grazing areas.
