The boss Luigi Mancuso and the wiretap on Gratteri: «Let's all be good, otherwise Nicola will enjoy it..."
The environmental capture, which occurred during a wedding, demonstrates how the 'Ndrangheta increasingly fears the repressive action of the Catanzaro DDA.
In the very vast request for a precautionary measure of the "Maestrale-Carthago" operation , a very interesting interception emerges which, according to the Catanzaro DDA, outlines the "'Ndrangheta policy of Luigi Mancuso", that is, the super boss of the 'Ndrangheta of Vibo, better identified as the "Supreme" .This is an environmental capture of 5 October 2019, during a wedding, when Francesco Barbieri, Francesco Bonavena and Luigi Mancuso discussed at first and then "il Supremo", Nicola Fusca, Francesco Barbieri, Antonino Barbieri and Giuseppe Raguseo. The main topic discussed by those present is that of maintaining "good neighborly" relations with other clans, without having to use violence, and therefore weapons .This is to remove the spotlight from the judiciary, in this case from the prosecutor's office coordinated by the chief prosecutor of Catanzaro Nicola Gratteri .
The action of the Gerace magistrate, who about two months after this interception will launch the maxi anti-mafia operation "Rinascita Scott", is greatly feared by the subjects in question .A sentiment also extended to other exponents of mafia-style organized crime who believe that things have changed from 2016 to today.A more effective contrast therefore to the 'Ndrangheta and to all those worlds - from politics to public administration - which facilitate its power over the territory.
Investigators claim that Barbieri hinted to boss Luigi Mancuso" and to the other participants to agree with the provisions of his hierarchical superior, reporting that, if the right precautions were not taken and the right clarifications were not made, they would have done the"game"»of the DDA of Catanzaro. « This last comment - we read in the investigation papers - is fully shared by Mancuso who adds that, if the disagreements that arose from time to time between the different 'Ndrangheta structures were not resolved internally and peacefully, there would be room for maneuver to the aforementioned investigative team ».
« Behave yourself and be good! Huh!? Let's all be good!" - says Luigi Mancuso to Francesco Barbieri, highlighting how there was no need to create a climate of hatred in the large Vibo mafia association, among the most organized and deep-rooted in Italy and in other parts of the world .Luigi Mancuso, moreover, as a "superfine mind", who sees him at the crest of the criminal wave for over 40 years, underlines during the meeting that the disagreements between associates« they could give Nicola pleasure », a clear reference to the investigative activity of the Catanzaro DDA, in the person of the chief prosecutor Nicola Gratteri.
For investigators,« the undisputed authority of Luigi Mancuso, head of the provincial 'ndrangheta, is expressed, among other things, through a possible direct intervention by Mancuso in resolving disputes between the various locals and 'ndrine ».And what are the guidelines dictated by the "Supreme"?"Friendship" between the "Locals" and between the "Locals" and the top; respect for the territorial competences of the "'ndrangheta locals" in the management of illicit activities; the dialogue of the "Local" employees with the top management, in order to avoid conflicts that could attract the attention of the investigators; the resolution of disputes possibly resorting to arbitration by Luigi Mancuso, almost as if the boss presided over the "'ndrangheta court", and finally the centrality of social accreditation, which translates into a phrase intercepted between the boss Mancuso and the others his followers. « The interesting thing is, you don't have to... let's not abuse people... ...omissis... ...because we have to make them love us, because... ...omissis... …once upon a time they paid money and magic! Now they pay money not to see us! ».
