Sixteen people were arrested in Lecce for loansharking and extortion. The charges include loan sharking, extortion, the illegal use of businesses and mafia-related methods. Seemingly innocent professionals were handcuffed, as well as leading members of the United Sacred Crown, a Mafia-like criminal organization. Their victims, who were already hanging on by a thread, were subjected to rising fees on their loans, which already levied an interest rate of between 120% and 300%. .