Antonio Strangio, 42, son of the Ndrangheta boss Giuseppe Strangio disappeared from San Luca. His car was found burned

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the case
The mystery surrounding Antonio Strangio's disappearance in Locride deepens: investigations continue
The discovery of the charred car between Bovalino and Bianco, near the Bonamico river. The investigators are maintaining maximum confidentiality
Published: 20/11/2024 – 13:37

The case of the disappearance of Antonio Strangio, the 42-year-old who disappeared from San Luca, whose charred car was found between Bovalino and Bianco, is being kept under wraps. The man, already known to the police, is said to have been missing for several days. The car he was traveling in was reportedly found on Monday afternoon in a peripheral area near the Bonamico river.
There are still many questions surrounding a case that the Bianco Carabinieri Company is investigating under the coordination of the Locri Prosecutor's Office. In the past few hours, investigators have interviewed the family members to try to reconstruct what happened in the hours preceding the man's disappearance.
A mystery that is also deepening in light of what has been leaked since the very first moments, namely the presence inside the car of a charred carcass of an animal, a sheep or a goat. A disturbing detail, which however has not been confirmed by investigative sources. Meanwhile, the search continues in the area where the vehicle was found with a significant deployment of forces and resources. ( mr)

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investigation into the disappearance
San Luca and the “mystery” of Antonio Strangio: the possible murder and the shadow of the 'ndrangheta
The 42-year-old is the son of Giuseppe Strangio, one of the protagonists of the “excellent” kidnappings on the Aspromonte from De Feo to Casella, linked to the “Barbaro” branch
Published: 21/11/2024 – 19:03

SAN LUCA An impassable wall of silence , a very strict secrecy. For days San Luca has sunk into a surreal silence, bringing back memories of distant times, recalled like ghosts. The news of the sudden disappearance of Antonio Strangio, in fact, has been fueling terrible suspicions for days that no one wants to say, at the moment. Including investigators and law enforcement. What “broke” the balance were a series of posters that appeared in and around San Luca, with the following written on them: «The Strangio and Scalia families thank the entire population but waive visits». An emblematic phrase that was chosen, in all likelihood, by those directly involved and which encapsulates the drama of a case that is yet to be revealed.

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The Mystery of Saint Luke
A terrible mystery still surrounds the disappearance of Antonio Strangio and the investigations of the Bianco Carabinieri Company under the coordination of the Locri Prosecutor's Office. While on the one hand the goal is to shed light on what happened, on the other the scenarios appear anything but optimistic. For a few days now there has been no news and the discovery of the off-road vehicle set on fire with the remains of what could be - perhaps - the carcass of an unspecified animal, have exponentially raised the level of attention. If Antonio Strangio had been killed, disturbing scenarios would open up and the risk of sinking into a possible "'ndrangheta war" would not be so remote. Also because the name and the context are of the highest order.

Giuseppe Strangio and the season of kidnappings
The 42-year-old Antonio Strangio, in fact, is the son of the more well-known Giuseppe Strangio (born in 1954) . A sort of “key figure” of the local ‘ndrangheta and beyond. Already sentenced in 1974 to 14 years for a murder committed on February 2, 1970, he has a series of convictions – definitive – linked to some “excellent” kidnappings: Giovanni Piazzalunga, Carlo De Feo and Cesare Casella. The engineer Carlo De Feo, a Neapolitan industrialist, was kidnapped in Casavatore at the beginning of 1983 and freed, after more than a year of captivity, in the countryside of Oppido Mamertina. At the time, the men of the Reggio Calabria Flying Squad had managed to arrest fifteen people from what they still considered an “emerging gang” while six other people, including a prominent name like Sebastiano Pelle, had managed to avoid capture. The investigators concentrated their inquiries in the mafia triangle San Luca-Natile-Platì, in whose territories five hideouts had in the meantime been located where the industrialist had been held prisoner.


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The Casella Kidnapping
Much more important was the kidnapping of Cesare Casella, which took place in Pavia on 18 January 1988 and which also hit the headlines internationally. The courageous mother became “historic” in spite of herself when, a year later, she decided to go down to Calabria and stage a sensational protest in the square in Locri. She then went to San Luca, reached Ciminà with chains around her neck, prayed in front of the “crucifix of the kidnapped” in the Zervò district (between Platì and Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte) and, finally, also visited the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Polsi. Casella's kidnapping – which lasted 743 days – is the second longest after that of Carlo Celadon (831 days). The first turning point came at Christmas 1989 when the GIS showed up at the agreed meeting point for the delivery of the ransom and, after a firefight, captured Giuseppe Strangio while he was a fugitive. The man, in fact, had escaped from the Lecce District Prison, while he was serving a 27-year prison sentence for the De Feo kidnapping. It was Strangio himself who made an appeal to the kidnappers, with his release taking place in January 1990.

Strangio “Barbarian”
But that's not all. Investigations over the last few decades have allowed Giuseppe Strangio to be framed within the powerful 'ndrangheta family of the Versacis and the Strangio "Barbaros", dedicated to brutal kidnappings that brought the activity of organized crime in lower Ionian Calabria to the attention of international public opinion and allowed the acquisition of huge profits subsequently invested in international drug dealing.

The investigations
In the meantime, the RIS of Messina, according to unofficial sources, are carrying out the necessary tests on the remains of what has so far been indicated as an animal carcass, found on board the car destroyed by flames between Bovalino and Bianco. No lead can or should be excluded at the moment. Not even one that could lead to a terrible mafia-style murder. (g.curcio@corrierecal.it)

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Mystery surrounding the disappearance of Antonio Strangio, son of a 'ndrangheta boss: perhaps human bones in his car

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the investigation
'Ndrangheta, the firepower of the Mazzaferro: an arsenal available to the clan. «We have valuable weapons»
From the DDA of Rome the references to the operation "Circolo Formato". The role of Nicolò Sfara: «He procured weapons and ammunition»
Published: 22/11/2024 – 11:41

ROME A veritable arsenal of weapons at the disposal of the 'ndrangheta Mazzaferro clan , the clan from Marina di Gioiosa Ionica that from Locride was able to expand with ramifications in northern Italy and abroad. The firepower that the clan could count on is described in the pages of the order of the investigation launched in Rome that led to the arrest of 25 people. The operation of the Capitoline DDA revealed the dense web of interests and relationships between members of the clan with local entrepreneurs for the control of companies "serving" the marketing of petroleum products for the implementation of tax fraud . And in the over 300 pages of the order, there is also talk of the interest in weapons of Nicolò Sfara (born in '94), known as "Leone-Francesco-Silvio-Bruno", nephew of the deceased boss Giuseppe Mazzaferro and the current regent, the boss Rocco Mazzaferro (born in '64). In the course of some conversations intercepted in the environment, it emerges, in fact, that Sfara «as proof of the role recognized to him within the association, worked to obtain weapons and ammunition of illicit origin».

The clan's arsenal: " We have valuable weapons "
The Roman investigation refers to what was gathered in previous investigations into the Reggio clan. "We have valuable weapons... valuable weapons." A very young Nicolò Sfara said this in 2008, during a conversation intercepted and included in the documents of the "Circolo Formato" investigation. The reference is to the end-of-year party (December 31, 2008) that took place behind the house of Rocco Mazzaferro's father (which overlooks citrus fruit fields), where technical equipment for interceptions had been installed. The conversation shows that a certain Tonino, with a Roman accent but unidentified, had recently arrived and had even used a briefcase to transport the weapons and ammunition to the site . Among other things, the man had also brought "a 45 with a laser aiming system, a real 'bazooka'."
"The gang and, through it, its affiliates, had a real arsenal at their disposal," the judges wrote, who emphasized: "The assortment was certainly vast and varied and it logically follows that it is an arsenal attributable to the Mazzaferro gang. Not only because of its vastness and variety, but also because it seems absolutely unthinkable that Mazzaferro Rocco could have "authorized the port" and allowed the entry and permanence of an arsenal of this kind in a place under his family's control without having had some measure of paternity over it." And among the main illicit activities carried out by the clan, since its origins, are cigarette smuggling, theft, fraud, the manufacturing and dealing of counterfeit banknotes, robberies, extortion, drug and arms trafficking.

READ ALSO: From Lombardy to Rome: the criminal rise of the Mazzaferro clan, with branches in Europe and South America

During a conversation dated January 2021 and ended up in the Roman investigation, it emerges that Sfara – and therefore the Mazzaferro gang – had access to weapons. In fact, the 30-year-old speaks with some unidentified individuals interested in buying and selling weapons and ammunition. « But have you tried all the shots here? " », the interlocutor asks Sfara. « I can bring him a pack of seven, eh, eh. More than that I can't say ... '', the conversation continues. « When he fires the shot, the shot yes, it compresses in the barrel, it goes, you know how to do it, half . So. This is a ... inc. le. ., we loaded these again, these go, they go a thousand percent, unless you put them in water ... » . (m.ripolo@corrierecal.it)

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the decision
'Ndrangheta, France rejects Edgardo Greco's release request
For the fourth time, the Court of Appeal of Lyon has ruled negatively against the former fugitive sentenced to life imprisonment in Italy
Published: 2024-11-23 – 20:57

LYON A new request for the release of Edgardo Greco , an alleged member of the Calabrian mafia arrested in France after 17 years on the run, has been rejected by the Lyon Court of Appeal . His lawyer announced. Edgardo Greco, 65, accused of belonging to the 'Ndrangheta, was sentenced to life in prison in Italy in 2006 for a double murder, but escaped before his incarceration. He was finally arrested on February 2, 2023 in Saint-Etienne (Loire), where he worked in a pizzeria. After a series of twists and turns, French courts gave the green light to his repatriation to Italy earlier this year, but a Prime Ministerial decree has yet to be issued. In the meantime, his lawyer is organising a series of appeals in an attempt to secure his release.

The reasons for the decision
"Judicial supervision of Edgardo Greco, who has been detained for almost two years for nothing, would be more than sufficient (...) At his age and given his state of health, can he not benefit from the right to be forgotten?" David Metaxas told AFP. The Lyon Court of Appeal has just denied him this for the fourth time. "A measure of judicial supervision or house arrest under electronic surveillance would be completely insufficient to prevent the risk of being a fugitive mentioned, since Edgardo Greco opposes his extradition and has evaded his criminal responsibilities by living under a false identity for several decades," the decision explains. Edgardo Greco, considered "dangerous by Interpol", was arrested thanks to information sharing with the Italian Carabinieri as part of the I-Can project (Interpol cooperation against the 'Ndrangheta).

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Clans at San Siro
Banners, Kalashnikovs and hand grenades: the Curva Nord arsenal is the crossroads between 'ndrangheta and violent fans

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the stories
The women killed by the 'ndrangheta: victims because they were rebellious and courageous
Lea, Maria, Tita, Maria Concetta and many others: wives and mothers killed to wash away the “dishonor” or because they chose a life outside the clans
Published: 25/11/2024 – 12:21

LAMEZIA TERME They are women victims twice over: the violence of their partners and husbands on the one hand, and on the other, that suffered at the hands of organized crime which, from an almost abstract entity, manifests itself in all its ferocious violence and ruthlessness. Stories of broken lives, innocent victims of a criminal, bloodthirsty hand that spares no one. Not even wives and mothers who have not bowed to impositions and archaic laws that respond to the codes of the 'ndrangheta. They too are women victims of crude violence who are remembered on November 25th of each year, in an attempt to subvert this terrible paradigm.


Lea Garofalo
Exactly 15 years have passed since the murder of Lea Garofalo , kidnapped and killed in an apartment in Piazza Prealpi, Milan. Her tormentor was Carlo Cosco, one of the leading figures of the 'ndrangheta clans of Petilia Policastro in Milan . It was not until 2012 that her remains were found, near Monza, thanks to the testimony of one of her tormentors. Lea Garofalo was a witness for justice, she had told investigators the details of some 'ndrangheta facts concerning her family: the Cosco family's drug dealing, the internal feud and the death of her brother, Floriano Garofalo, which occurred in 2005. In 2009 she decided to leave the protection program. A choice that, unfortunately, would prove fatal. In Campobasso she managed to escape a first ambush, but in Milan she would find death at the hands of Carlo Cosco who managed to meet her with the excuse of talking about his daughter. It is November 24, 2009.

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Mary Chindamo

For Maria Chindamo and her family, the moment of truth has arrived. Her murderer does not yet have a name and surname, but this year – 8 years after her disappearance in May 2016 – the trial against Salvatore Ascone began in the Assize Court in Catanzaro. The man, born in 1966, known as “U Pinnularu” is one of those who weigh in the shadow of the powerful Mancuso clan of Limbadi. He is considered by the prosecution to be an accomplice in the murder of Maria Chindamo because «together with his son Rocco Ascone (a minor at the time of the facts), he tampered with the video surveillance system installed on his property, adjacent to Chindamo's, in order to prevent the recording of the images taken by the camera aimed at the entrance of the entrepreneur's property, thus providing a contribution to the commission of the woman's murder. On the morning of May 6, 2016, Maria Chindamo's car was found in the "Carini" district of Montalto, abandoned in front of the entrance gate of her farm, still closed. The car was open, with the engine still running and the stereo system at full volume. But there was no trace of the woman, only a large bloodstain on the left side of the car's bodywork and in the surrounding area. There were two possible motives: the suicide of her husband Ferdinando Punturiero for which Maria Chindamo " was held responsible by her husband's family ". The other was linked to the interest of the Mancuso clan of Limbadi in land acquisition.

Maria Concetta Cacciola

The list of stories of women killed following the logic of the 'ndrangheta is long. There is Maria Concetta Cacciola, who died in August 2011 at the age of 31 after ingesting muriatic acid, a victim of her family precisely because she had decided to rebel against the logic of the 'ndrangheta, paying with her life for having turned to the police in May of that same year. Her father, Michele Cacciola, was the brother-in-law of the boss of Rosarno, Gregorio Bellocco. She, on the other hand, a prisoner of her marriage to Salvatore Figliuzzi, already in prison in 2002. Maria Concetta dreams of a life outside the "prison" of her home, a better world for her children. A dream that will cost her her life. A few years later all her family members end up arrested. They are arrested and sentenced with the abbreviated trial. Also ending up in jail were Vittorio Pisani, who later became a collaborator of justice, and Gregorio Cacciola, the two lawyers who had forced the woman to recant.


The "strong bond" between Assunto Megna and the Mancuso clan. "He was the one who brought Tita Buccafusca home"
Buccafusca and Casini
And then Tita Buccafusca , who died in April 2011 at the age of 37 in the hospital in Polistena where she had been admitted after also ingesting muriatic acid. The woman, wife of one of the most important and powerful bosses of the 'ndrangheta in Vibo Valentia (and beyond), Pantaleone Mancuso “Luni Scarpuni” , had decided to collaborate with justice and ask for protection. Then there is the terrible story of Rossella Casini , a 25-year-old student who was also a victim of the ferocity of the 'ndrangheta. Her life changed dramatically after meeting Francesco Frisina, an economics student from Palmi who was living away from home. On July 4, 1979, two hitmen killed Domenico Frisina, father of Francesco who, a few weeks later, miraculously escaped another ambush. Casini then convinces her partner to report everything but it is a betrayal that the Calabrian family cannot forgive: Francesco is convinced to recant, she will be killed and torn to pieces by Domenico Gallico and Pietro Managò on the orders of Concetta, Francesco's sister.

Annunziata Fish
To outline and understand the 'ndrangheta anti-culture and the ferocity of the criminal mentality of the families, it is enough to recall the story of Annunziata Pesce, who disappeared in the early 1980s. For years there was talk of a woman who had "disappeared" in the Piana area, but no one even remembered her name. Then it was Giusy Pesce, a collaborator of justice, who mentioned her name in May 2012 in the Rebibbia bunker courtroom, answering the Court. On that occasion she was asked if she knew anything about this girl and she said "Yes, she was a relative of mine and her name was Annunziata". After more than 40 years, therefore, in a public place her name was mentioned again.

Angela Constantine
Another story of violence, buried for years, is that of Angela Costantino . Married at just 16, by the time she was 25 she had already given birth to four children. Her husband, however, was not just any man. Pietro Lo Giudice, in fact, was the son of the boss Giuseppe, killed in June 1990, in the place chosen as "forced residence", on the outskirts of Rome. The Lo Giudices ruled over the "Santa Caterina" neighborhood of Reggio Calabria, which ended up at the center of the violent and bloody second 'ndrangheta war that took place between 1985 and 1991. Angela's husband was already locked up in prison and with no prospect of freedom and she made the fatal mistake of falling in love with another man. Not much time passes and the Lo Giudices discover the relationship, stalk her, threaten her, and force her to abort when they discover that she was carrying the child of another man who was not her husband. A “dishonor” that the Lo Giudices avenge with death. From March 16, 1994, nothing more will be heard of Angela Costantino, all that remains of her is her Panda found in Villa San Giovanni. To shed light on the terrible story, it will be necessary to wait until April 2012. It will be the brothers Maurizio and Nino Lo Giudice, new collaborators of justice, who explain what happened to the magistrates. From their statements, the blitz is then triggered, the arrest of 12 people including those responsible for Angela's murder, namely Vincenzo Lo Giudice, one of the heads of the 'ndrina, Bruno Stilo and Fortunato Pennestrì, respectively her brother-in-law and her nephew. All sentenced to 30 years for that family agreement for the miser with the blood the shame of dishonor. ( g.curcio@corrierecal.it )

Wow dangerous situation !

A bloody Mafia feud could be reignited after the body of the son of a crime boss was discovered in a burnt out car.

Antonio Strangio, 42, was missing for a week before his body was found in a burnt out SUV in San Luca, Italy – the ‘spiritual home’ of the deadly ’Ndrangheta, which dominates the global drug trade.

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the process
Drug trafficking managed by the 'ndrangheta from Calabria to Imperia, 22 convictions – NAMES
The organization was directed by members of the De Marte-Gioffrè family and connected to branches rooted in Imperia since 2020
Published: 25/11/2024 – 16:00

Judge Silvia Carpanini of Genoa issued, this morning, 22 first-degree convictions in the trial on alleged drug trafficking from Calabria to the province of Imperia, which in November 2023 led to the execution of twenty-six precautionary measures (twenty-three in prison and three under house arrest). Seventeen of those arrested, moreover, were accused of being members of a criminal association directed by members of the De Marte-Gioffrè family, originally from Seminara (Reggio Calabria) and linked to 'ndrangheta syndicates in Calabria, rooted for years in the Diano Marina area and operating in the province of Imperia since 2020. The focus was on the purchase, cultivation, transportation, resale and transfer of cocaine, hashish and marijuana.

The sentences
A prominent member of the association was Domenico Gioffrè, (sentenced to 20 years) with Giovanni De Marte (16 years) and Michela De Marte (7 years). Sentences of more than ten years were issued against: Vincenzo Santarpia (10 years and 6 months), Andrea Ziella (11 years and 8 months), Randy Nieto Fiss (13 years), Antonino Laganà (11 years), Giovanni Chimienti (10 years and 4 months), Indrit Shaba (12 years), Giuseppe Scarcella (10 years). The investigations revealed that the suspects had various homes belonging to members of the association used for operational meetings of the associates, where the procurement of drugs was decided. Furthermore, negotiations were conducted with suppliers and buyers, to store, package and sell the drugs and to organize trips for the purchase of drugs. Communications were made via cryptophones, while rental cars were often used to deliver the money and collect the packages with the drugs. (ANSA)

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the story
"When you enter the 'ndrangheta the bond is unbreakable. If you make a mistake, you die"
“Rules” told by collaborator Belnome and taken up by the prosecutors in the “Propaggine” trial. «You can’t enter or exit at will»
Published: 26/11/2024 – 6:41

ROME "The 'ndrangheta is not an exclusive club, from which one can enter and exit at will: once one has entered the organization, one can leave only by death or by collaborating with justice ". A statement written down in black and white by the prosecutors of the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office in the brief filed in the appeal trial, with an abbreviated procedure, born from the "Propaggine" investigation that allowed the reconstruction of the criminal dynamics around the Alvaro clan, active in Sinopoli, Cosoleto and San Procopio and the first "locale" active in Rome, in Anzio and Nettuno, which operated in the Capital after having obtained the official investiture from the parent company in Calabria. Statements, those on the "rules" of belonging to the criminal organization, that come directly from the voice of those who were born and raised in 'ndrangheta environments. Antonino Belnome, born in 1972, who became a collaborator of justice between 2010 and 2011, had already told them during an interrogation in 2021, and then reiterated it in the courtroom when heard in the first-degree trial that is being held with the ordinary procedure, questioned by the prosecutor Musarò.

"Once you enter the bond is unbreakable"
" Once you join the 'ndrangheta the bond is indissoluble except for two reasons... infamy, tragedies, under-the-counter carts I mean, your guilt falls on someone else or you go with the woman of another 'ndranghetista in short that can scratch the honor well it's not like they take you and park you i.e. you die'. I mean in the 'ndrangheta carelessness is allowed, mistakes are not! And it depends on what mistake you make, you die!" , Belnome revealed, explaining – like others besides him – that you cannot leave the 'ndrangheta and that even those who "retire in good order" (due to age or health reasons), still remain "at your diThe “unwritten rule”
An unwritten “rule” that, according to the prosecutors, «from a procedural point of view, does not imply any probative automatism and they are careful not to claim that a definitive conviction for participation in the 'ndrangheta is also valid for the future and regardless of the material conduct of the subject. However, it is undeniable that what Belnome reported – they write again – confirms what has been attested in various definitive sentences, provides an important key to interpretation». And the reference in the document is to the position of the boss Pasquale Vitalone: ??«Even in the period following his conviction, – the prosecutors note – he continued to be part of the 'ndrangheta and, after the establishment of the Rome club, he “called the place” in Rome». (m.ripolo@corrierecal.it)sposal": «In the 'ndrangheta you can retire in good order, they say, due to serious health problems and seniority, but retiring in good order does not mean you are not at the service of the 'ndrangheta. I don't call you, you don't come to meetings, you don't go and commit any criminal act, but if I come to you and say keep this pallet of weapons for me, you have to keep this pallet of weapons for me... (...) you are still at my disposal » .

Arrests Crotone: the criminal group led by Valente had monopolized drug trafficking in the city
From prison he gave instructions to the members of the association who managed to move kilograms of drugs purchased in Albania, Gioia Tauro, Locride, Isola Capo Rizzuto

State Police in Crotone
Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff
November 26, 2024

2 min
PRESS
CROTONE – The criminal association busted this morning by the State Police during the operation called Grecale had a monopoly on all drug trafficking in the Crotone area, which led to the arrest of 44 people (40 in prison and 4 under house arrest) in addition to five measures requiring them to sign in.
The measures were issued by the investigating judge of Catanzaro Roberta Cafiero at the request of the prosecutors of the DDA Domenico Guarascio and Paolo Sirleo. The head of the criminal association was Maurizio Valente, 41 years old with several convictions behind him such as the one inflicted on him in the anti-mafia operation Heracles and involved in the recent operation Orso which saw the popular neighborhood of Fondo Gesù as the epicenter of drug dealing.
Once behind bars, Valente continued to exercise the role of leader, promoting and organizing an association dedicated to drug trafficking together with his associates Antonio, Pantaleone and Francesco Laratta, who also had the role of organizers.
The association would have been able to move large quantities of heroin, cocaine and soft drugs by supplying themselves in the squares of Locride, in the Gioia Tauro plain, in Isola Capo Rizzuto, where the contact would have been the 25-year-old Giuseppe Vittimberga and even in Albania through the 43-year-old Bardyl Shaba, an Albanian resident in Altamura di Puglia, the only non-Crotone among those arrested.
From prison, therefore, Maurizio Valente and Pantaleone Laratta would have given instructions to the associates on how to divide the dealing areas and even on the price to charge for the doses, therefore on the sums of money that the pushers would have to pay for the maintenance of the prisoners.
All elements found during an impressive activity of telephone, environmental and telematic interception set up by the investigators of the Mobile Squad as well as from the shadowing, searches, seizure of drugs and weapons carried out during the investigation.
Elements that, moreover, confirmed what had already been revealed by the Crotone collaborator of justice Francesco Oliverio, convicted of the murder of Francesco Tersigni, committed in September 2019 in the historic center of Crotone and which matured precisely in the context of a clash between clans for drug dealing.
In a 2020 report, in fact, the repentant revealed which groups of drug dealers were active in the Fondo Gesù neighborhood, indicating the leader in Maurizio Valente: " The group of La Forgia Gianluca with La Forgia Andrea and La Forgia Massimo - said Oliverio - is addicted to cocaine. La Forgia Ferdinando, the cousin, is addicted to heroin with Vaccaro Lucia.

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the investigation
Cocaine destined for the streets of Rome and Latina and contacts with the Calabrians: «They make it at 35 thousand euros per kilo»
The role of Luigi Buonocore, involved in the 2017 investigation that revealed the links between Roman crime, 'ndrangheta and Camorra
Published: 2024-11-27 – 7:00


ROME Top officials who were also in contact with Calabrian individuals for the supply of drugs, and in particular cocaine, sold at a good price, at least according to what emerges from the wiretaps. Drugs destined for the drug dealing centers of Lazio, in the provinces of Rome and Latina , whose trafficking was managed by an armed gang composed of "individuals who ensured the stable supply of the drug dealing centers of Fondi, Latina, Terracina and Nettuno with large quantities of hashish, marijuana and cocaine, with a logistical-operational base in Fondi". The investigation, born from three investigations that merged into one, led to the arrest of 16 people accused, to varying degrees, of belonging to an association aimed at drug trafficking aggravated by the use of weapons, extortion, usury, private violence and aggravated threats.

The organization
At the top, according to what was reconstructed by the DDA of Rome, there were Massimiliano and Gianluca Del Vecchio, and Jhonny Lauretti, accused of having "established, directed, organized the consortium and in this role for having been the hierarchically superior top exponents in order to all the illicit activities carried out by the association, with the role of supplying the narcotic substance to the intermediate distributors operating in the territory and of directing all the activities aimed at procuring the narcotic to be used for dealing and the subsequent activity of supply, transfer and sale, maintaining a constant connection between the members, even during periods of detention, assigning specific roles to each, giving instructions to the participants on the methods of carrying out the conduct of transfer, transportation and distribution of the narcotic as well as extortion and on the distribution of profits, managing the cash and the disputes between the associates and distributing the profits among the members as well as through the use of violence against the criminal groups operating in the city of Fondi". And it was Luigi Buonocore who "ensured a stable supply channel for large quantities of narcotic substances, particularly cocaine, ensuring supplies even without immediate payment of the entire agreed sum, negotiating the price per kilo of cocaine from time to time with the promoters Lauretti and Del Vecchio".

Luigi Buonocore and his ties to the 'ndrangheta
Buonocore himself had been involved in 2017 in the investigation by the Guardia di Finanza of Rome “Luna Nera” , which shed light on the relationships between Roman crime and the criminal environments of the 'ndrangheta established in Rome and linked to the boss Maurizio Rango , and of the Camorra, in synergy with the group of the boss Michele Senese, representative of the Moccia Camorra clan of Afragola, and the highest exponent of the Camorra in the Capital. Luigi Buonocore and his brother Carmine, according to what was ascertained by the investigators, represented the connection between these environments .

Contacts with Calabrians for the purchase of cocaine: "They make it at 35 thousand per kilo"
In several conversations intercepted and reported in the arrest warrant, members of the criminal group refer to relationships with individuals of Calabrian origin. "The Calabrian has it", "I'm dealing with the Calabrian" , we read in the chats with reference to the narcotic substance. And, in particular, in a conversation between Jhonny Lauretti and Buonocore, the former asks to lower the price of the substance since the Calabrians, with whom he claimed to be in contact, could sell it to him for 35 thousand euros per kilo. "Brother, the Calabrians have it. He wants 35. I swear" , Lauretti writes. But the bond that tied him to Buonocore had nevertheless induced him to continue to prefer him as a supplier: " But I don't trust him . I don't buy it ". " They only have remade stuff, trust me ". " I prefer to buy from you, you're a brother " . ( m.ripolo@corrierecal.it)

https://www.lacnews24.it/cronaca/re...ss-legato-al-clan-grande-aracri-xhqmt8bj

Reggio Emilia, serves a 12-year sentence and after 20 days returns to prison: boss linked to the Grande Aracri clan arrested

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...ra-calabria-e-milano-ce-la-corona-sopra/

THE INVESTIGATION
'Ndrangheta and cocaine: the 333 kilos at the port of Gioia Tauro divided between Calabria and Milan. «There's a crown on it»
In the DDA investigation, the big deal of January 2021 involving previously unknown subjects "covered" by the SkyEcc chats

LAMEZIA TERME Important contacts with members of the 'ndrangheta families , responsible for controlling the port of Gioia Tauro , through a member known as "the monster" who was able to have his own select team of workers who - normally assigned to unloading activities in the port area of ??Gioia Tauro - were also able to easily collect cocaine from containers arriving from South America , managing above all to evade customs controls. This is a reconstruction carried out by the judicial police delegated by the Milan Anti-Mafia District in the investigation that has revealed a large business linked to international drug trafficking of cocaine which, from South America, passed through Calabria and the port of Gioia Tauro to then flood the squares of Milan and its hinterland. And, among the protagonists, the investigators identify Antonio Gullì (born in 1985) who ended up in prison together with the other "heavyweight" individual in the business linked to the Calabrese 'ndrangheta, Antonio Rosario Trimboli.

The port of Gioia Tauro
Through the analysis of the SkyEcc intelligence packages traced back to Gullì, the prosecutor's office had the opportunity to better appreciate the criminal depth of the trafficker of Calabrian origin. The "team" identified by the investigators was apparently coordinated by Antonio Zambara , known by the pseudonym of "limunara" on SkyEcc, already involved in another investigation by the DDA of Reggio Calabria linked to drug trafficking in the Port of Gioia Tauro. According to what emerged from the investigations, the man, given his employment within the Calabrian port, had the ability to track, through the port's telematic stations, all the movements of ships and containers headed to Gioia Tauro, and was also able to know in advance which of the containers would be subject to inspection (as they were marked red). «Compa' no one takes less than 12 of the jobs… The families have this agreement… It's an agreement that the families have» , the compensation for the man, based on the agreements, would therefore have been equal to 12% of the cocaine dumped.

“Limunara”, Gullì and the Albanian
«So “limunara” is a team leader who works at the port and is his friend… the one who follows everything with the workers… he is the one who makes them work… his father and his uncles are all in prison… and he is the cousin of the one they arrested who we spoke to last year… all with life sentences (…) we are on solid ground with them… they are very strong… trust me we are with the strongest group… the son of the one who commands in Gioia Tauro…». It was Gullì who wrote to the Albanian contact Saimir Bilacaj (class of '85) who is also under investigation, messages that emerged from the decryption of the SkyEcc chats . And, always on the basis of the deciphered messages, the investigators learned that the “dockworkers' teams” responsible for unloading the cocaine, always under the control of the 'ndrine, «were grouped together in a sort of cooperative, for the sale of the drugs acquired through their own channels», the investigating judge notes in the order.

The 333 kilos of cocaine from Ecuador
The order reports an incident that had already emerged during the investigation by the Reggio Calabria DDA that led to the arrest of Bartolo Bruzzaniti and Raffale Imperiale. But it had not involved Zambara or Gullì, nor the Albanian suppliers abroad who instead emerged through this investigation. It also emerged from the encrypted chats that, at least for drug trafficking of significant size, a strong rise of Albanian groups was underway. The latter, in fact, also had advanced operational bases in South America, therefore able to establish "direct contacts" with the main cocaine producers. Precisely for these regions Gullì, as reported by the investigating judge in the order, in December 2020 would have laid the foundations for the implementation of a project that involved the importation from Ecuador of a large quantity of cocaine, equal to just over 333 kilograms of cocaine. The huge load of drugs, purchased by the Albanian formation through the advanced operational base also in South America and in the port city of Guayaquil, would have been packed inside bags, placed in a container loaded on the container ship "MSC Anzu" which, departed on 20 December 2020, after crossing the Strait of Panama, had reached the port of Gioia Tauro on 11 January 2021. The very precious load of cocaine, once landed, through Santo Flaviano, sent there by Gullì, had been stored in one of the warehouses available to the organization, waiting to be divided in view of the subsequent distribution in batches of tens of kilograms.


The “crown” on the loaves
"If everything is ok tonight, come to me in the morning" "Ok buddy, will he arrive at 7 am, right?" The ship, expected in port on the evening of January 10, 2021, would have been constantly monitored by Zambara and his men to be able to verify, in real time, any red markings on the container. As scheduled, the cocaine collection operations began on the morning of January 11, 2021. To allow for easier identification of the drug, Gullì had reported to Antonio Zambara that the blocks of cocaine were marked with the crown symbol, also sending a photo. And so, the next day, Gullì sent Santo Flaviano, his trusted man, to the scene, charged with collecting the 12 bags with the cocaine. "Buddy, you can leave in 40 minutes and there" "I'm taking the highway now" "Ok, keep your eyes open, I'll wait for your updates when you're finished" "Yes buddy, don't worry". ( g.curcio@corrierecal.it )

https://latinatu.it/i-rapporti-del-...ordo-tra-ndrangheta-e-camorra-di-senese/

THE GROUP'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NARCOS, AMONG THEM THE CONNECTOR MAN BETWEEN 'NDRANGHETA AND CAMORRA OF SENESE

https://www.ilgiorno.it/cronaca/lombardia-mafia-nu9hkktk

Mafia in the economic system: the domination of the 'ndrangheta, the "silent" Camorra, incursions by groups from Puglia
The second semester report of the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate in Parliament shows an unchanged structure with 24 "locali" present throughout the region

https://www.altrepagine.it/index.ph...-adolescenti-e-adulti-anche-disoccupati/

Drugs, the multi-million dollar business of the Sybarite 'ndrangheta is supported by everyone: adolescents and adults (even the unemployed)

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...-di-milano-non-dire-il-prezzo-a-nessuno/

THE INVESTIGATION
'Ndrangheta and the “packages from down there” of cocaine for the couriers of Milan. «Don't tell anyone the price»
After the arrival of the 333 kg of drugs at the port of Gioia Tauro, the group begins to "distribute" the cargo to friends in Gullì and Trimboli, who have landed in Calabria
Published: 2024-11-29 – 18:28

LAMEZIA TERME «It should be 150… The price is there because they are first-hand… I hope to God everything is okay…». «I haven't spoken to anyone yet… I don't want to disgrace the thing… this is a personal thing for me» . These are some of the messages decrypted by investigators from the SkyEcc system. They were written by Antonio Gullì (class of '85) who ended up in prison together with his partner and another “weighty” figure in the business linked to the Calabrian 'ndrangheta, Antonio Rosario Trimboli, to whom Gullì had sent the messages. Investigators are convinced that Trimboli had installed an application on his device that allowed the self-destruction of the messages sent once read by the interlocutor, because the dialogue dates back to January 7, 2021, just when Gullì had yet to finalize the importation of the cocaine load from South America. This is a reconstruction carried out by the Attorney General's Office delegated by the Milan Anti-Mafia District Court in the investigation that revealed a large business linked to international cocaine trafficking that, from South America, passed through Calabria and the port of Gioia Tauro to then flood the squares of Milan and its hinterland.


'Ndrangheta and cocaine: the 333 kilos at the port of Gioia Tauro divided between Calabria and Milan. «There's a crown on it»
The load to be sorted
According to what emerged from the investigation, in fact, in January 2021, after the fruitful importation of day 11, Gullì and Santo Flaviano would have dealt with a series of close deliveries of cocaine. The following day, having come into possession of the load of cocaine, Gullì would then have informed his partner, "reserving the right to offer further details regarding the quality of the drug", the investigating judge notes in the order. "And buried in the countryside ... Today perhaps I can't ... ". "Later I'll tell you the exact time and place, let's say tomorrow morning around 10 .... I'll give you only the best ..." . It is again Gullì who guarantees his partner the "good quality of the cocaine" just landed and collected at the Port of Gioia Tauro.

“Packages” for couriers
A crucial phase for the group, committed both to adequately concealing the large load and to reselling it in “packages”. Also because Trimboli – as the investigating judge reports in the order – had already reached an agreement with the courier known as “nervous” who left for Calabria on January 14, 2021. Having learned the news, Gullì would have immediately committed to finding accommodation for the courier expected from Milan, delegating the task to his right-hand man Flaviano. “Tomorrow he’ll be coming from Milan nervously… In case we’ll find a baby where he can sleep” “Ok buddy tell me if I have to find him (…) Ok now I’ll try from what I know”. Once the tasks had been assigned, Gullì would have immediately set to work to prepare the 8-kilo load of cocaine “to be delivered into the hands of the “nervous” courier, and had arranged for delivery near his home”, the investigating judge notes in the order. “How many packages fit in the car of nervously? Nervously 8 packages? By 2pm buddy, I'll dig them up, check them all and off we go. To my house. Tell him to get out of arangea..."

8 + 12 kilograms towards Milan
A load of cocaine, instead, had to be prepared for another courier arriving from Milan: 12 kg for “scighera” , a person who Gullì didn’t even know and who was indicated by Trimboli. «(…) bring him over buddy… No problem, we’ll find a place to stay» Gullì wrote to his partner in the chat. It was still up to Flaviano to find a place to stay for this other courier, even managing to find a solution that would have avoided registering their names. «Buddy, I’ve already paid for the rooms for both of them and without docs…». And so on the morning of January 14, Gullì goes to collect the 20 kilos of cocaine from the stash to be sent to Milan via the two couriers, and sends the relative photos to Trimboli, but with a specific recommendation, obviously always on SkyEcc: «Please tell uncle not to tell anyone the price… This price is just for you. Please».


As documented by the investigators, the delivery of the two loads to the respective couriers in Milan was successful, so much so that on January 23, a few days later, “scighera” , while he was busy storing the cocaine in one of the warehouses available to the group, had sent Trimboli a photo showing 8 blocks of cocaine, of which 5 were marked with the symbol “JJ” and three with the symbol “XXX” . ( g.curcio@corrierecal.it )

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...ni-hanno-scarsa-conoscenza-del-fenomeno/

the interview
The strength of the 'ndrangheta is "underestimated" and "young people have little knowledge of the phenomenon"
The Head of the Catanzaro Dia Center, Beniamino Fazio. «Everyone knows Totò Riina, almost no one knows the historical leaders of the Calabrian underworld»
Published: 11/30/2024 – 11:14

COSENZA The usual six-monthly report of the Dia (we talked about it here) (and here) has delivered, once again, a detailed report of the presence of the Calabrian 'ndrangheta in Northern Italy, organized crime maintains solid roots in the Calabrian territory but the major investments are diverted abroad and in other Italian regions . The projections of the mafia phenomenon remain unchanged, as does the perception of those who fight it, aware of having in front of them an enemy capable of regenerating itself despite the many operations coordinated by the Anti-mafia Districts. This was confirmed to the Corriere della Calabria by the Head of the Dia Center of Catanzaro, First Director, Beniamino Fazio : guest of the series of seminars on Anti-mafia Pedagogy, organized by Professor Giancarlo Costabile , lecturer at Unical.

The Many Faces of the “Underestimated” ‘Ndrangheta
"We are talking about an increasingly pervasive 'ndrangheta, linked to the Calabrian territory, but not only also abroad. The bisectors that lead to the drug trafficking business are confirmed and therefore the situation from this point of view has not changed in the last six months . It must be said that in any case the strength of the 'ndrangheta remains underestimated and undervalued. There is a lack of real knowledge, both of the organization and of its functions and above all - this aspect is not secondary - its presence is not fully perceived ". In the next reports there will evidently be space for another sector bent by the mafia phenomenon, polluted by the poison of the clans, stained by men gravitating in the orbit of the Calabrian underworld. The reference is to the infiltrated Milanese curves. " There are interesting developments ", says Fazio. " The activity of the Milan prosecutor's office has shown the face of a 'ndrangheta capable of proliferating especially in the football market ".

An unequal fight
Cells active all over the world, relationships with the most powerful criminal organizations, a new generation of scoundrels in suits and ties and an army equipped with highly sophisticated weapons and technology. The fight against the 'ndrangheta risks becoming unequal. "It becomes an unequal fight if the fight against the mafia remains the exclusive responsibility of the police. We always say it in all places, it is necessary to network with civil society especially at this time, including with schools", Fazio claims. The head of the Catanzaro DIA insists: "we need to work for greater awareness and greater participation because the fight against the mafia cannot be exclusively delegated to the police , it must be fought together".

The knowledge
Recently, the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Reggio Calabria, Gerardo Dominijanni , raised the alarm about the perception, in some areas of the region, where " people think that the 'ndrangheta creates jobs and the State destroys them ". The fault lies in the lack of information and poor knowledge of the phenomenon. A thesis also supported by Beniamino Fazio . "We have noticed that paradoxically with respect to the Sicilian mafia phenomenon there is a knowledge gap. Everyone knows the historical leaders of the Sicilian mafia, Totò Riina, Matteo Messina Denaro, Bernardo Provenzano , but if we were to ask the same question to young Calabrians, very few would be able to recognize the historical leaders of the 'ndrangheta ", Fazio underlines. "The same thing can be said for the maxi-trial - he continues - the one in Palermo is very well known, but few are aware of what happened during the most important trial held in recent years in Calabria. It is simply a matter of informing the kids , conveying as much news as possible in such a way as to give them all the tools necessary to understand and distance themselves from the criminal phenomenon". (f.benincasa@corrierecal.it)

https://www.lacnews24.it/cronaca/ga...e-un-dipendente-apriva-le-buste-wxoc4swt

Clan-Oriented Tenders in Catanzaro, the Repentant: «We Chose the Companies, an Employee Opened the Envelopes»

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...bardia-la-cassazione-decidera-a-gennaio/

the investigation
Pact between 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra and Camorra in Lombardy: the Court of Cassation will decide in January
The alleged alliance is at the center of the “Hydra” investigation by the Milan DDA. The Review Court had already reviewed some of the judges' decisions
Published: 02/12/2024 – 15:30

The Court of Cassation has set a hearing for January to decide on the “Hydra” case, that is, the maxi investigation by the Milan DDA into an alleged alliance between members of the three mafias, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra , in the context of which the investigating judge Tommaso Perna in October 2023 had rejected 142 requests for precautionary measures out of 153, ordering 11 arrests and rejecting the accusation of mafia association as a “consortium” of mafias, renamed by the prosecutors “Lombardy mafia system”. However, last October, the Review Court, following the appeal by the prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti on 79 positions with a request for prison for mafia association in the investigations of the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit, ordered the precautionary custody of 41 suspects, including Paolo Aurelio Errante Parrino, 77 years old and who, according to the investigators, would have been the "point of connection" between the alleged "mafia system" in Lombardy and the "boss of bosses" Matteo Messina Denaro, who was his cousin on his mother's side and died in 2023.

The DDA's appeal was accepted
For the judges, who accepted the appeal of the DDA led by prosecutor Marcello Viola, in Lombardy in recent years there has existed, both from a 'military' point of view with the most classic activities, such as extortion and drug trafficking, and with financial infiltration, a new and unique mafia association composed of alleged affiliates of the three mafias , with a sort of pact for shared business. They would have "transferred into the horizontal association all the genetic traits of the associations to which they belong". For six positions the precautionary measures were also rejected by the Review Court due to the absence of serious evidence, while the remaining ones, namely 32, were not accepted only due to the lack of precautionary needs, with confirmation, however, of the serious evidence. Obviously the lawyers of the suspects who, by decision of the Review Court, should go to prison have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court and the first criminal section will have the final say. For now some defense attorneys have received a hearing set for January 23 "in chambers, without the presence of the parties". However, defenses may ask to argue and the hearing schedule could be expanded.

https://www.telemia.it/operazione-malea-sette-condanne-e-unassoluzione-per-la-ndrangheta-di-mammola/

Operation “Malea”: Seven Convictions and One Acquittal for the ‘Ndrangheta of Mammola

Human Remains Found: Missing Farmer Investigated

The mystery of Antonio Strangio’s disappearance thickens with new developments.

https://www.notizie.it/en/human-remains-found-investigation-into-missing-farmer/

Seized art by Dali and De Chirico showcased in Milan exhibition

A woman walks past sculpture \"Disco-Con Sfera\" (Disk with sphere) by Arnaldo Pomodoro at exhibition \"SalvArti, from Confiscations to Public Collections\", a showcase of contemporary artworks coming from confiscations carried out by public authorities against organised crime, in Milan, Italy, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Updated Dec 03, 2024, 08:05 PM
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MILAN - Works by Salvador Dali and Giorgio De Chirico feature in an exhibition of more than 80 paintings and sculptures recovered by Italian authorities from money laundering and mafia probes that opened in Milan on Tuesday.

Hosted at Palazzo Reale, a few steps from Milan's Duomo cathedral, the 'SalvArti' (Save Arts) exhibition of contemporary art also includes works by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Arnaldo Pomodoro, the organisers said.

The collection spans from the first half of the 20th century through to the early 2000s.

After a preview in Rome in November, the showcase will continue in Milan until the end of January. It then moves to the southern city of Reggio Calabria, in the heartland of the powerful mafia group 'Ndrangheta, until late April.

The pieces will eventually be distributed to several museums across Italy. REUTERS

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/...de-chirico-showcased-in-milan-exhibition

https://www.lacnews24.it/cronaca/nd...sizioni-anche-a-reggio-calabria-hl1muwx8

The blitz
'Ndrangheta, 25 arrests in four regions: searches also in Reggio. Involved a nun believed to be "at the service of the clans" and a doctor

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...di-euro-perquisizioni-a-reggio-calabria/

The operation
'Ndrangheta, 25 arrests in 4 regions and seizures for 1.8 million euros. Searches in Reggio Calabria
The operation, coordinated by the Dda, the Police and the Guardia di Finanza. Among the crimes contested also the mafia political electoral exchange
Published: 05/12/2024 – 7:21

BRESCIA Since the early hours of this morning, investigators from the State Police and the Guardia di Finanza, coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Brescia, have been executing 25 precautionary measures in four regions and the preventive seizure of over 1.8 million euros as well as numerous searches in the provinces of Brescia, Reggio Calabria, Milan, Como, Lecco, Varese, Verona, Viterbo and Treviso , in relation to a mafia association of 'ndrangheta origin operating in the Brescia area dedicated to the commission of extortion, arms and drug trafficking, receiving stolen goods, usury, tax crimes and money laundering . The investigators have charged the crime of mafia political electoral exchange . At the same time, military personnel from the Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Brescia are executing a further precautionary order issued within the same criminal proceedings, also against promoters and participants of the aforementioned 'ndrangheta association for crimes of the same kind, aggravated by the mafia method . The details of the operation will be released during the press conference to be held at 11 am at the Brescia Police Headquarters.

Italian police arrest nun over links to mafia
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Jacqueline Howard
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A nun is among 24 people arrested in northern Italy in connection with a mafia investigation, Italian police have said.

The nun, named in Italian press as Sister Anna Donelli, was arrested for allegedly acting as a go-between for the 'Ndrangheta mafia and its jailed gang members.

Police also arrested two politicians and seized more than €1.8m (£1.5m) worth of assets in raids across several towns in the Lombardy and Veneto regions, as well as Calabria in the south.

The arrests are a result of a four-year investigation into the 'Ndrangheta, which is one of Europe's most influential and dangerous criminal organisations.

Statements released by the coalition of law enforcement agencies behind the sting detail allegations that the nun leveraged her position as a volunteer at the prison.

The Brescia Carabinieri said she was an unsuspecting figure, whose religious role allowed her "free access to the penitentiary facilities".

Police statements did not identify the politicians or any others targeted in the investigation.

The operation is continuing, with hundreds of police officers conducting searches across northern Italy.

They are aided by sniffer dog units searching for weapons and drugs, as well as "cash dogs" which are trained to search for cash, police said.

Investigators allege the group primarily used scrap metal trade businesses as a front to launder money, totalling approximately €12m in laundered cash, prosecutors said.

Originating in the impoverished region of Calabria, the 'Ndrangheta is considered one of the world's most dangerous criminal organisations.

In November last year, more than 200 people were sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail in one of Italy's biggest mafia trials for generations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzx7wzdk9o

https://www.lacnews24.it/cronaca/le...tano-definitive-9-condanne-nomi-h7fznvrn

Malapianta-Infectio Investigation
The hands of the 'ndrangheta on the tourist villages of the Ionian Crotone, 9 sentences become definitive - NAMES

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...se-lauto-clonata-e-gli-aiuti-ai-gallone/

the investigation
'Ndrangheta, the power of the “santista” Tripodi: the Bruzzese murder, the cloned car and the aid to the Gallones
Control of the Brescia territory and the role of "reference" for Candiloro, sentenced to life imprisonment for the ambush in Pesaro at Christmas 2018
Published: 06/12/2024 – 6:29

For the investigators of the Brescia DDA, he is a "subject formally organic to the 'ndrangheta", with a very high quality as a "Santista". A title that is weighty in the logic of power also in Brescia and its hinterland. It would therefore have been Stefano Terzo Tripodi (class of '60) who "commanded" in those parts, "also personally managing the criminal activities", the investigating judge notes in the order, when necessary giving "directives to the associates regarding the actions to be carried out". Tripodi is one of those arrested in the blitz born from the investigation of the Brescia DDA and carried out by the Police, GdF and Carabinieri.

Candiloro and the Bruzzese murder
As reconstructed in the investigation, therefore, the role of the boss Tripodi was also that of representing the association externally , both in criminal relationships with other similar criminal organizations such as the Oppedisanos of Rosarno, the Longo-Versaces of Polistena or the Mancusos of Limbadi , and in the network of relationships with entrepreneurs and artisans, professionals, public officials, politicians and local administrators. A task, therefore, of hegemonic control of the activities on the territory, resorting to threats and violence when necessary. Tripodi's relationships reconstructed by the investigators of the DDA of Brescia are also solid with a subject already known to the judicial chronicles: Francesco Candiloro. The latter, in fact, just the evening before the new arrest order, saw his life sentence confirmed - together with Michelangelo Tripodi - by the Court of Assizes of Appeal of Ancona for the 'ndrangheta murder of Marcello Bruzzese. According to the second-instance judges, they are the hitmen filmed by the video surveillance cameras in the centre of Pesaro on 25 December 2018, when Bruzzese was gunned down outside his home: a cross-party revenge against his brother Girolamo, a collaborator of justice since 2003.

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The “cloned” car for Candiloro
In the new Brescia investigation, the boss Stefano Tripodi allegedly made a “cloned” Alfa Giulietta available to Candiloro, a duplicate of another regularly registered car, “to hinder the police in their investigations,” the investigating judge notes in the order. The Alfa, in fact, was allegedly used by Candiloro – on behalf of Rizziconi’s Crea clan – to “carry out inspections in Canale d’Agordo (BL) aimed at the murder of Rodolfo Ferraro, a former member or close to the Crea.”
Stefano Terzo Tripodi, precisely because he is recognized as the "undisputed leader of the territory", as the investigating judge still notes in the order, will be informed by Candiloro of the latter's imminent participation "in the execution of the murder of Marcello Bruzzese", brother of the collaborator of justice actually killed in Pesaro in December 2018. Tripodi, after the execution of the arrests issued by the Public Prosecutors of Ancona and Brescia, would then have "taken action to destroy evidence compromising himself and the association he directed".


Aid to Gallone after Rinascita
Stefano Tripodi's weight in the 'ndrangheta chessboard was such that he also offered his help to relatives of people who ended up in prison. The reference in this case is to a Gallone who, following the arrest of two of his brothers and a nephew during the mega-operation "Rinascita-Scott", "turned to Tripodi for financial needs and the boss, after having verified that he was a reliable person and receiving - as positive feedback - the news of the arrests suffered by the family", would have tried to resolve the related financial problems "through movements of money based on invoices for non-existent operations". ( g.curcio@corrierecal.it )