Police on Tuesday carried out
arrest warrants against 30 people on suspicion of mafia
association, drug dealing, extortion and armed robbery in a
major blow to the Mazzei clan based in the eastern Sicilian city
of Catania.
The suspects include Sebastiano Mazzei, whose jailed
father Santo was a major figure in the Catania underworld and
head of the Carcagnusi clan of Cosa Nostra.
Mazzei is already in prison custody after being caught in
April following a year on the run.
Several alleged affiliates of the clan were arrested
earlier in the probe after being caught collecting protection
money from retailers.
Drugs and weapons were also seized during investigations.
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