Overview
- Police took Katia Adragna, 46, into custody as the alleged head of a cell dubbed “La Nuova Barona” that prosecutors say ran cocaine sales for the Calaiò organization.
- Investigators describe a delivery-style network using couriers disguised as riders and organized with shifts and defined roles, with several women, including Federica Mastrapasqua, accused of procuring clients and managing logistics.
- Two apartments in via De Pretis and via Lope de Vega served as supply bases and a point of sale for the operation, according to the court ordinance.
- A red notebook and a black agenda seized in 2023 detailed couriers, client lists, gram amounts, Postepay payments, fuel reimbursements and compensation schemes, providing the enterprise’s bookkeeping.
- The custody order signed by gip Mariolina Panasiti on requests from DDA prosecutors Francesco De Tommasi and Gianluca Prisco followed work by the Carabinieri ROS and penitentiary police, with investigative files also citing members discussing firearms.