'Ndrangheta Lombardy capo gets 16 yrs
Rocco Barbaro convicted of mafia association
(ANSA) - Milan, October 10 - Rocco Barbaro, the capo dei capi of the Calabria-based 'Ndrangeta mafia in Lombardy, got 16 years in jail for mafia association on Wednesday.
Barbaro, 53, nicknamed U Sparuto (The Disappeared) for his life on the run from a narcotrafficking charge, operated out of a bar he owned in Milan, not far from the famed Duomo.
The Barbaro-Papalia clan has been the most powerful in the north for decades, he's a son of the godfather Francesco Barbaro. His father was sentenced to life three years ago at the age of 88!
His sister married Giuseppe Pelle, one of the four sons of Antonio Pelle, the 'Ndrangheta boss from San Luca, securing a tight alliance between these two powerful families. The marriage was attended by 2,000 people. Giuseppe Pelle was captured in April.
