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'Ndrangheta, dozens of cell phones and SIM cards for the La Rosas and the “flaw” in the Syracuse prison
Antonio La Rosa would have been able to communicate easily with his family from the prison in Avellino
Published: 04/08/2025 – 15:39
LAMEZIA TERME A Samsung T329 , an LG K9 , and then two Unihertz Jelly-Pro and two L8STAR BM50 associated with at least 5 users (SIM cards) registered to as many individuals. These are the phones used by the 'ndrangheta boss, Antonio La Rosa “Ciondolino” (class 62), during the period in which he was in prison, locked up in Avellino after the arrest for the “Rinascita-Scott” operation . These are the phones that La Rosa allegedly used to communicate, even assiduously, with Tomasina Certo, Domenico La Rosa (class '85), Cristina La Rosa and Davide Surace, all of whom are affected by the precautionary custody order, as well as Carmela La Torre and Loredana Molina, among the suspects. These are obviously smartphones that were obtained illegally inside the penitentiary institution, highlighting a "dramatic emergency" as the prosecutor of the Catanzaro District Anti-Mafia Office, Salvatore Curcio, defined it this morning.
The “Call Me” Investigation
In the latest investigation, not by chance renamed “Call me”, the boss Antonio La Rosa allegedly used the devices “to contact his wife Tomasina Certo to find out what was happening outside the prison”, with particular reference to the internal dynamics of his family and to the La Rosa affair over which, despite the restriction in prison, he was able to exercise all his criminal power. The boss, according to what has emerged from the investigation, also inquired “about the courtesy visits received from his wife and the financial help and moral support received”, as well as to take care of the aspects related to the choice of defense attorneys, payment and also to comment on his own trial and indirectly interact with Davide Surace, charged by the boss himself to take care of the gang’s affairs in his absence.
Syracuse prison
The prison of Syracuse
The flaws in the Syracuse prison
Another very rich supply of cell phones was available to Francesco La Rosa. In fact, “U bimbu”, in the Syracuse prison, could count on Samsung , Nokia , L8STAR BM50 devices and several SIM cards registered to foreign citizens. Doors were open in the Syracuse prison also for another inmate, Damiano Fabiano: for him at least three Nokia 3310s , other unknown phones and a Yingtai T30 , in addition to numerous SIM cards registered, in this case too, to foreign individuals. Paolo Petrolo, also in the Syracuse prison, could count on a Nokia 3310, thanks to which he contacted his brother Basilio 31 times; his brother Bruno another 10 times, his father once, his mother Anna Bonavota 7 times and his grandfather, Bruno Bonavota 5 times.
The investigation
The investigators of the Catanzaro Anti-Mafia District, thanks to the investigations conducted on the field by the men of the Economic-Financial Police Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Vibo Valentia, are convinced that they have ascertained, by the suspects, «the improper use of multiple cell phones and multiple SIM cards to communicate illegitimately with family members and other subjects close to them», as explained in detail this morning by the prosecutor Curcio in a press conference. In the investigative phase, listening to the conversations made it possible to ascertain the persistence of their criminal activity «even during their detention, thus being able to have full knowledge of the criminal dynamics that persisted during their absence, the behaviors and actions of associates, relatives and subjects opposed to them». (g.curcio@corrierecal.it)
