Milano, €3 million seized from the head of a criminal organization linked to the Mancuso clan.

I Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Milano they performed a seizure order aimed at confiscation issued on October 7, 2025 from Court of Milano – Autonomous Section for Prevention Measures, upon proposal of District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA), towards a 50-year-old Italian with multiple convictions, currently inmate, believed to be the head of acriminal association dedicated to drug trafficking and tax crimes, connected to Calabrian Mancuso clan from Limbadi (Vibo Valentia).

The operation is the result of a complex patrimonial investigation conducted by Investigative Unit of the Carabinieri of Milano and Judicial Police Section at the Public Prosecutor's Office, developed within the scope of the investigation “Old Irons”, coordinated by DDA of Milano.

The “Old Irons” investigation, concluded in February 2025, had already led to thearrest of 12 Italians, accused – in various capacities – of criminal association for the purpose of drug trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, Wear, stolen, ideological falsehood, issue of invoices for non-existent operations, fictitious ownership of assets, Recycling e self-laundering.

The criminal group operated between the provinces of Milano, Monza and Brianza and Vibo Valentia, with economic and logistical ramifications in Lombardy and Calabria.

The asset investigations revealed that the recipient of the measure reinvested the illicit proceeds, especially those deriving from the drug traffickingin apparently legal commercial activities, registering them to figurehead to conceal the origin of the money.

The economic and financial checks have highlighted a significant disproportion between declared income and standard of living of the suspect, in addition to the actual availability of real estate, movable assets and current accounts attributable to him and his collaborators.

In detail, the Carabinieri proceeded to seizure of:

• 1 bar-tobacconist's,

• 1 fuel station with attached car wash,

• current accounts and bank deposits,

• 2 apartments,

• 15 garages,

• 15 building plots,

• 8 luxury watches,

for a total estimated value of approximately 3 million euros.

The operation represents a further blow to the economic assets of criminal organizations, confirming the effectiveness of the action of patrimonial conflict carried out by the Carabinieri and the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Milano against groups linked to Calabrian organized crime.