Five people in prison, three under house arrest. This is the balance sheet of the operation carried out by the carabinieri of Palermo between the Sicilian capital and Naples as part of an investigation into drug dealing which started after a complaint presented by a journalist from the “Le Iene” program.
In January 2019, investigators launched an investigation into drug trafficking in the Porta Nuova mafia district. Previously, the journalist Ismaele La Vardera had had a meeting with some people who had declared that they had "control" of the Kalsa district and who, as part of the electoral campaign for the administrative offices in Palermo, said they were willing to obtain votes in exchange of money.
The military investigated the issue and discovered the drug dealing circuit. The head of the family-run organization was in prison and from there he allegedly ordered drug purchases and sales in competition with some of the arrested tonight.
(Unioneonline / ss)