Sicilian Cosa Nostra acquires combat drones from Eastern Europe

The Sicilian Cosa Nostra is acquiring combat drones from Eastern Europe, the chief prosecutor of Palermo, Maurizio De Lucia, told a parliamentary anti-mafia commission. The organised crime group is showing interest in high-tech weaponry of the type used in Russia's war against Ukraine. The revelation marks a worrying new development in the armament of Italian criminal organisations.