Two arrests in Milan as part of the fight against the 'Ndrangheta in Lombardy: 58-year-old Francesco Cicino and 37-year-old Vincenzo Montemurro, former right-hand man of the boss Carmelo Novella, killed in 2008. They are accused of attempted extortion and being responsible for the beating last May in Legnano of Edoardo Novella, son of the boss, which was appropriate for 250 thousand euro. The arrests, carried out by the Dia di Milano, follow the operations "Linfa" and "Kerina 2" , which, in recent months, had led to a total arrest of 15 people,mainly of Calabrian origins, investigated by association aimed at trafficking and possession of drugs .

The investigations had previously led to the total seizure of over 150 kilos of drugs. The process started in February. On January 27, Edoardo Novella, the son of Carmelo, had already been arrested. His father, ruler of the structure of 'ndrangheta called "Lombardia", was killed in an ambush on July 14, 2008 in San Vittore Olona, ​​in Milan. Edoardo Novella played a prominent role in the organization. The assault on the son of the boss took place on the morning of 13 May 2017.