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Petrosino anti‑mafia crackdown

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2026-07-27 19:12 UTC → 2026-08-02 18:25 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 Italian law‑enforcement agencies the Carabinieri and Palermo anti‑mafia prosecutors intensified a long‑running the investigation into the Cosa Nostra clan based in Petrosino, Sicily. Petrosino. On 23 July, Carabinieri units from Trapani carried out July coordinated raids that placed twelve suspects in pre‑trial detention and secured search warrants for nine minors believed to be involved. minors. The operation, stemming from a probe launched in December 2022, also targeted alleged extortion, intimidation and drug‑trafficking activities. A few days later, authorities moved the detained individuals to the Pagliarelli prison in Palermo for mandatory interrogations. During these proceedings, investigators disclosed the seizure of seized evidence included 156 g of cocaine, two rifles, a pistol, 23 cartridges and uncovered a supply chain handling roughly about 1.2 kg of cocaine and six kg of hashish. The follow‑up inquiry broadened hashish, expanding the scope probe to include about roughly 40 people under investigation, reinforcing people. The detainees were transferred to the operation’s impact Pagliarelli prison in Palermo, where on 27 July they were questioned at 9:30 a.m. before investigating judge Claudia Rosini. The suspects invoked their right to silence. The prosecution team, led by magistrate Bruno Brucoli together with Pierangelo Padova and Federica Scuderi, presented the local mafia network. Overall, case that the sequence of raids, arrests, searches of minors clan controls the local territory through intimidation, violence and subsequent interrogations illustrates a concerted effort by illicit revenue streams. On 2 August General Ubaldo Del Monaco, commander of the Carabinieri and Palermo anti‑mafia prosecutors Legion “Sicilia”, visited the provincial command in Trapani to dismantle commend the Petrosino clan’s territorial control officers involved. He praised their professionalism, met provincial commander Mauro Carrozzo, and illicit revenue streams. toured stations in Partanna and Gibellina, underscoring the Carabinieri’s role in safeguarding legality and security for the community.

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  1. 2026-08-02 18:25 UTC Petrosino anti‑mafia crackdown
  2. 2026-07-27 19:12 UTC Petrosino anti‑mafia crackdown

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