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CHRONICLES'Ndrangheta war, the "piscopisani" wanted to oust the Mancusis: 31 arrests all over Italy. There is also the delicate role of "sister omertà" which ...administrator Posted 2 months ago of the 9 April 2019 Of administrator

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The State Police of Vibo Valentia, at the conclusion of complex investigations conducted in collaboration with the Catanzaro Police Headquarters and with the Central Operational Service and with the coordination by the Catanzaro Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, arrested 31 people accused of mafia-type criminal association and external competition in mafia association; extortion, damage and robbery, aggravated by the Mafia method; illegal possession and possession of weapons and explosives, long-term injuries, fictitious heading of goods, trafficking and drug dealing. The arrests were carried out in Vibo Valentia and in the provinces of Reggio Calabria, Palermo, Rome, Bologna, L'Aquila, Prato, Livorno, Alessandria, Brescia, Nuoro, Milan and Udine.

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The 'Ndrangheta thigh of the' piscopisani 'wanted to replace that of the Mancusos, historically dominant in the territory, in the control of illegal activities in a vast area comprising Vibo Valentia and some hamlets. This is what emerged from the investigation conducted by the Catanzaro Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, directed by Nicola Gratteri, which led to the operation of the State Police, meaningly called "Rimpiazzo", in which 31 people were arrested. According to the investigation, conducted by the Vibo Valentia flying squad, the "piscopisani" wanted to take over the Mancuso gang in the management of criminal affairs throughout the Vibo Valentia area, including, in addition to the capital, the villages of Vibo Marina, Porto Salvo and Bivona. The attempt of the "piscopisani" to displace the Mancusos was the cause of a clash between the two groups that also caused some murders. Central is the role of a woman, Maria Concetta Fortuna, 61, of Piscopio, called by the affiliates "sister omertà". This is what emerged from the investigation. "Sorella omertà" owes its name to the fact that it assisted the relatives of prisoners and fugitives, offering them support in various forms in times of difficulty.
"We believe we have documented the existence of a real" local "of 'ndrangheta, responsible for years of murder, extortion and damage, rebuilding the organization chart." This is what the Quaestor of Vibo Valentia, Andrea Grassi, declared to the Agi. "The fact that the organization placed drugs in Palermo confirms that the 'ndrangheta is the center of international drug trafficking."

Here are the photos and the names of the suspects



Michele Fiorillo , 33, aka "Zarrillo" (already sentenced to 8 years for the "Crime" operation of the Dda of Reggio Calabria), of Piscopio;
Benito La Bella , 31, of Piscopio;
Nicola Barba, known as "Cola" , 67, from Vibo Valentia, residing in Bivona;
Giuseppe Salvatore Galati, 55 anni, detto “Pino” (già condannato in “Crimine”), di Piscopio;
Salvatore Vita, 44 anni, di Vibo Marina (già condannato per l’operazione “Lybra”);
Rosario Battaglia, 35 anni, uno dei vertici del locale di Piscopio;
Nazzareno Colace, 55 anni, di Portosalvo;
Angelo David, 36 anni, di Piscopio;
Ippolito Fortuna, 59 anni, di Vibo Marina (già coinvolto nell’operazione antidroga “Stammer 2”);
Francesco Tassone, 42 anni, imprenditore agricolo residente a Vibo;
Giovanni Battaglia, 36 anni, di Piscopio;
Francesco D’Ascoli, 48 anni, di Piscopio;
Stefano Farfaglia, 36 anni, di Piscopio;
Francesco Felice, 26 anni, di Piscopio;
Nazzareno Fiorillo, 54 anni, detto “U Tartaru”, di Piscopio;
Rosario Fiorillo, 30 anni, detto “Pulcino”, di Piscopio;
Francesco Fortuna, 25 anni, di Vibo Marina;
Maria Concetta Fortuna, 61 anni, di Piscopio;
Sacha Fortuna, 40 anni, di Vibo, residente nel Bolognese (fratello di Davide Fortuna, ucciso nel 2012 sulla spiaggia di Vibo Marina);
Nazzareno Fortuna, 30 anni, di Piscopio;
Giovanni Giardina, 41 anni;
Francesco La Bella, 46 anni, di Piscopio;
Mario Lo Iacono, 38 anni;
Cosmo Michele Mancuso, 70 anni, di Limbadi;
Pantaleone Mancuso, 58 anni, detto “Scarpuni”, di Limbadi, residente a Nicotera Marina;
Nazzareno Pannace, 30 anni;
Francesco Popillo, 34 anni;
Francesco Romano, 33 anni;
Gaetano Rubino, 39 anni;
Pierluigi Sorrentino, 29 anni;
Michele Staropoli, 53 anni.