The carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Messina have implemented a seizure of assets issued by the Court of Messina – Prevention measures section, on the compliant request of the Prosecutor, against A 61 -year -old, prejudiced, considered contiguous to the mafia association “Barcelonese family”.
Today’s provision represents a further measure compared to that already adopted on 14.11.2024, with which assets and companies had been seized for a total value of about 170,000 euros, in view of their confiscation. This kidnapping had been arranged following asset investigations conducted by the carabinieri, who had allowed to document as the proposed, involved in more judicial events following investigations concerning drug trafficking and considered close to organized Barcelonese crime, had accumulated a heritage result disproportionate to the income declared by him and his family. Lastly, the man had been arrested in execution of the precautionary measure in prison in the context of the “dynasty” investigation, Conducted by the Ros and the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Messina under the coordination of the District Anti -Mafia Directorate of the Peloritano capital, against the Mafia Group of Longano, which, on February 28, 2020, had led to the execution of precautionary measures against 59 people. Following the investigation, the 61 -year -old had then been sentenced, with a non -definitive sentence of the Court of Appeal of Messina, to the sentence of 16 years and 8 months of imprisonment for “association aimed at drug trafficking”.
In particular, from the property investigations it emerged that a further Milazzo company, the subject of today’s seizure measure, active in the sector of the management of parking and garages, would have been set up to replace the one already subjected to seizure in November 2024, being managed by the prejudiced, by means of family members or figureheads.