Syracuse, 27 arrests for drug trafficking and extortions

(ANSA) - SYRACUSE, 03 SEPT - The mobile squad and the carabinieri of Syracuse have carried out an order issued by the investigating magistrate of Catania which led to the arrest of 27 people close to the Bottaro-Attanasio clan for criminal association in order to commit drug trafficking and extortions, after an investigation by the Dda. The investigation, called "Demetra", discovered the drug dealing activity of two criminal groups from 2016 to 2019 and allegedly carried out extortions aggravated by the mafia method. The investigations made it possible to clarify the mechanism used by the two groups to sell was well underway and capable of regenerating itself even following the numerous arrests of " pusher ", say the investigators.