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20 September 2021 Children of about 10 years involved in drug dealing with the role of collecting the money and indicating to the 'customers' where to collect the drug. This is what emerges from the 'Quadrilatero' operation of the Catania carabinieri, who arrested twenty people. The operation shed light on a vast cocaine, crack and marijuana ring in the historic San Cristoforo district.



Also found an accounting book (the 'paper of drug dealing squares') where the proceeds of the illicit activity and the quantity of drugs sold daily were noted.



Two attempted extortions were also discovered, in a pharmacy and a car dealership, and a successful one, with the 'return horse' method to return a stolen car to the owner.



Against the suspects the carabinieri carried out a precautionary custody order issued by the investigating judge, at the request of the Dda, which hypothesizes, for various reasons, the crimes of attempted extortion, extortion in competition, association aimed at trafficking and selling drugs , aggravated by the mafia method.