The war against the mafia is never over, and it is no longer monopolized by Matteo Messina Denaro and his network of collaborators. With seven arrests, five in jail and two under house arrest for mafia-related-offenses, the carabinieri have struck another blow against the family of Mezzomonreale, the Badagliacca, under the mandate of Pagliarelli, one of the most active in recent years. The bugs placed by the detectives of the investigative core of Palermo's operational department have picked up on a cross-section of Cosa Nostra that has not been heard in years. There will be a return to the ancient mafia codes, which will be taught to new recruits and followed even as the mafia becomes less controlled and law enforcement becomes more aware of their existence. Such is the case with Joachim, the youngest of Badagliacca, who played the lead role in a macabre intimidation of a businessman who refused to pay hush money. Pietro, the heir apparent's nephew, has tied a doll emblazoned with a gunshot hole on the fence of a builder. The Antimafia Division judges Federica La Chioma and Dario Scaletta (now a member of the Superior Council of the court) overheard a death sentence against a Palermitan architect due of a clerical error in the amnesty payments.
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