Mafia in Trapani: Million-dollar kidnapping of farmer near Vita clan VIDEO

Last Updated: May 23, 2024

Mafia nel Trapanese, sequestro da un milione a un imprenditore agricolo vicino alla cosca di Vita VIDEO

Explanation: The article discusses an operation carried out by the Dia of Trapani, which resulted in the seizure of movable and immovable assets, as well as company shares, worth a total of one million euros from an agricultural entrepreneur who was previously convicted, also for association with the mafia family of Vita. The seizure decree was issued by the Trapani Court.

The entrepreneur was involved in a criminal case stemming from Operation Pionica, targeting mafia families operating in the towns of Salemi and Vita in 2018. The investigation conducted by the Dia of Trapani revealed a significant mismatch between the entrepreneur’s declared income and his assets, amounting to approximately one million euros.

Operation Pionica is named after a district in Santa Ninfa where a 60-hectare company owned by Giuseppa Salvo of Salemi is located. According to the accusations, Michele Gucciardi and Melchiorre Leone, an agronomist from Vita, discouraged potential buyers of the company and later demanded vineyard replanting rights for the buyers who acquired the company. The company eventually obtained two EU funding totaling 540,000 euros thanks to these vineyard replanting rights.

Translation:
A Dia operation in Trapani seized assets worth one million euros from an agricultural entrepreneur with mafia ties. The entrepreneur was involved in a criminal case related to Operation Pionica, which uncovered financial discrepancies. Operation Pionica targeted mafia families in Salemi and Vita, involving manipulation of vineyard replanting rights for financial gain.