Imperiale's drug organization had two key Calabrians.

One key man was Bartolo Bruzzaniti , a leading member of the Morabito-Palamara-Buzzaniti gang. The 'Ndrangheta recovered the enormous loads coming by sea from South America to European and Italian ports by sea from South America .

Bruzzaniti used a team of workers employed in the container handling sector to get the narcotic substance to the squares of Gioia Tauro and Milan. There was also room for the autonomous group of Giusepppe Mammoliti which was in charge of of Rome, Andria and Pescara. .