Mafia and politics, blitz in Catania: regional deputy and city councilor also in prison

Precautionary measures against 19 suspects accused of typical mafia crimes but also of vote-trading

Anti-mafia blitz in Catania where the Carabinieri of the ROS carried out an operation against the Cosa Nostra of Catania that also involves politics: the regional deputy Giuseppe Castiglione and the municipal councilor of Misterbianco Matteo Marchese also ended up in handcuffs.

The operation was carried out in the provinces of Catania and Syracuse. The Special Operations Group of the Arma executed a precautionary measure against 19 suspects.

An order was issued against them by the investigating judge of Catania, at the request of the local district prosecutor's office, which hypothesizes, to varying degrees, the crimes of mafia-type association, extortion, drug trafficking and dealing, fraudulent transfer of assets and mafia-related electoral exchange.

In conjunction with the precautionary measures, within the same operation called Mercurio, a decree of preventive seizure of companies and assets for a value of 300 thousand euros is being executed. The measure is being carried out by the Ros with the support in the executive phase of the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Catania, the helicopter squadron Cacciatori Sicilia and the XII helicopter nucleus of the Arma.