Carabinieri in San Cataldo arrested a 75-year-old man accused of extortion and damaging a business by setting its rolling shutter on fire after a payment demand was left unanswered. The investigation started from an arson incident in 2025 that damaged a commercial activity in the town centre. Police allege the suspect made an extortion demand to the shop’s owners, then carried out the attack when he did not get the money. Investigators said the man allegedly set fire to the rolling shutter of the premises. Police also allege he then sought an “unjust profit” for himself and his two children, linked to the shop owner’s alleged non-payment for a series of work activities the suspect performed. Carabinieri also reported that the man had previously been identified as a leading figure in Cosa Nostra in the San Cataldo area and nearby towns. They said he was already subject to asset confiscation under preventive measures, with property definitively acquired by the state valued at about two million euros. A custody order in jail was issued by the investigations judge at the Caltanissetta court on the request of the district anti-mafia directorate.