You would think that this would be a big blow to that clan
It was remarkable 23 years on the run.
Each town within ’Ndrangheta territory contains a “Locale†- а basic administrative unit ruled by a boss, the Capo Locale, through his own chain of command.
The titles of his subordinates are not just there to sound fancy. Each is linked to a specific function.
A Capo-Crimine is something like a minister of war, while a Contabile acts as a treasurer.
The investigation in 2017 into the Morabito's among others led to a record number of arrested bosses, but it revealed structures and titles police had never heard of.
While some have been decrypted -- such as the “Corona†(Crown), which seems to be an alliance of five or more small Locali that join together to gain more weight in the Provincia -- investigators still have not figured out what the “Cavaliere di Cristo" (knight of Christ), “Crociata†(Crusade), or “Stella†(Star) are.
