The San Cocimo group was busted, 14 arrests in Catania for mafia association and extortion, fictitious heading of assets, usury, possession illegal arms and drugs crimes.
"Operation Z" is the name of the blitz that led to the imprisonment of the sons of the boss who lives in Gorizia, Maurizio Zuccaro: Rosario and Filippo, in addition to Luigi Gambino, 50, considered one of the leaders of the San Placido group.
From the investigation it emerged that among the ranks of the mafia group included the wife and children of Zuccaro and Gambino, who are disputed the role of promoters, leaders and in any case organizers of the San Cocimo group, as well as Angelo Testa - cousin of Zuccaro - Carmelo Giuffrida, Francesco Ragusa, Michele Colajanni, Giuseppe Verderame, Simone Giuseppe Piazza and Giovanni Fabio La Spina, as members of the team.