The 'Ndrangheta fugitive Giuseppe Mancuso, 30, was arrested, perhaps he was preparing an ambush. At the time of the Carabinieri's raid, a 9mm gun ready for use and a precision rifle capable of striking a kilometer away were in its lair in Zacchanopoli,
The Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of Vibo Valentia had been hunting him since September 2018, or since the day together with his father, Panteleone Mancuso, aka the engineer, they had decided to disappear from circulation. They had just heard of the repentance of one of their relatives, Emanuele Mancuso, now a collaborator of justice. His father was captured a year ago in Rome. Emanuele's brother was hiding inside a small villa on the outskirts of Zaccanopoli, the heart of the province of Vibo Valentia. To protect him was an unsuspected couple made up of a boy of just 19, Francesco Pugliese, and a citizen of the Dominican Republic, Luisa Maria Borrone, 40 years old. The two were arrested for aiding and abetting.
The deputy commander of the Investigative Unit Alessandro Bui explains: “As always happens, the fugitive remains in his territory to maintain control. Through the analysis of the movements in his close relational circle we reached the home of Zaccanopoli but at the time of the raid we did not know who was in it . It was a surprise for them and, above all, for him who did not even have time to move."