The operation carried out today in Sardinia by the ROS Carabinieri (with the support of the Carabinieri Provincial Commands of Cagliari, Nuoro, Oristano, Sassari, Milan, Turin and the Sardinia Helicopter Hunters Squadron) is called " Monte Nuovo ". 31 precautionary custody orders were carried out against as many people under investigation, for various reasons, for mafia-type association (8 only), secret association, association aimed at drug trafficking, abuse of office, revelation of secrets office, corruption aggravated by the mafia method, embezzlement and procured failure to comply with the sentence aggravated by the mafia method.
The measures, ordered by the court of Cagliari at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office, affected, among others, Gabriella Murgia, former regional councilor for Agriculture, and Tonino Crissantu, nephew of Graziano Mesina.
The investigation was launched in January 2020 as a continuation of the "Dama" investigation and made it possible to acquire elements on the operations of an alleged group dedicated to the commission of crimes of various kinds, active in Sardinia, which is believed to be made up of some characters prominent locals (known for previous convictions for kidnapping for the purpose of extortion), as well as some exponents of the world of professions and institutions.
In particular, the relationships between the different components, in common goals, would have guaranteed: to draw, in case of need, on the support of the association to obtain presumed advantages of various kinds; to the criminal component to infiltrate and influence vast sectors of the social life of the island, also in terms of privileged access within the regional administration .
The members of the group would have operated by establishing a continuous relationship with the so-called "Anonima Sequestri" of which Graziano Mesina and other subjects affected by the precautionary measure were among the best known exponents.
There are various methods: interfering in the decision-making processes of the regional administration, particularly in the agriculture and health sectors ; intervening repeatedly in various public administrations, with particular reference to regional ones, in order to secure public positions, favors or other interests for associates, relatives of the latter or people liked by the group. And, again, favoring the inaction of Mesina , then arrested by the ROS on 18 December 2021, with whom the group had direct and/or indirect relationships ; procuring votes during electoral consultations, and finally in the trafficking of drugs (in particular marijuana) to be marketed on the national territory.
Over 130 kilos of marijuana and large sums of cash were seized during today's operation.
Four people were reported free for illegal possession of weapons, ammunition and narcotics.
(Unioneonline/ss)