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88-Year-Old Founder Escorted After Spate of Arsons, Eight Arrested

6/13/2026

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The 88-year-old founder of Sicily by Car travels with a police escort after three arson attacks in eighty days.
On June 12 a fire at Tommaso Dragotto’s Palermo depot destroyed eleven vehicles.
Tommaso Dragotto said he has never paid protection money to the mafia.
Palermo prosecutors and police arrested eight suspects on extortion and attempted-murder charges, prompting Mayor Roberto Lagalla to warn of a rise in intimidation, arson and violence.

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The 88-year-old founder of Sicily by Car travels with a police escort after three arson attacks in eighty days.
On June 12 a fire at Tommaso Dragotto’s Palermo depot destroyed eleven vehicles.
Tommaso Dragotto said he has never paid protection money to the mafia.
Palermo prosecutors and police arrested eight suspects on extortion and attempted-murder charges, prompting Mayor Roberto Lagalla to warn of a rise in intimidation, arson and violence.