Operation "Gentleman 2": International blitz against the 'Ndrangheta

Today, in the early hours of the morning, in various localities in the province of Cosenza, Italy, and in other countries of the European Union (Germany and Belgium), the police forces conducted a joint action to counter the 'Ndrangheta of the Catanzaro DDA. The soldiers of the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Catanzaro, with the support of the Central Organized Crime Investigation Service (SCICO), the police forces of Germany and Belgium, as well as Europol, executed an order issued by the GIP of the Court of Catanzaro . This ordinance concerned the application of precautionary measures against 25 members of Abbruzzese and Forastefano clans accused of association aimed at drug and arms trafficking.

The operation was coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office - District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Catanzaro, in collaboration with the Italian representation of Eurojust and within the framework of a Joint Investigation Team between the Italian, German and Belgian authorities.