Six fugitives believed to belong to or contiguous to the gangs of 'ndrangheta have been arrested in Argentina, Costa Rica and Albania as part of the "I can" project (Interpol cooperation against' ndrangheta), the initiative coordinated by Criminalpol which has as its objective the hunt to the fugitives and the property of the gangs all over the world.

The six are all connected to an investigation conducted by the Scico of Rome and by the men of the Gico of the Reggio Calabria finance guard who at the end of November 2019 led to the issuance of 45 precautionary measures and allowed to defeat the gang related to the Bellocco di Rosarno and its articulations in Emilia Romagna, Lazio and Lombardy.

In Buenos Aires three ended up in handcuffs: Ferdinando Saragò , considered by investigators courier and a trusted man of the 'Ndrangheta, shuttled between South America and Calabria and the gangs turned to him for operational needs and the transport of secret documents . Giovanni Di Pietro who, according to the investigators of the Reggio Calabria prosecutor's office led by the prosecutor Giovanni Bombardieri, was the front office between the Italian gangs and the South American drug suppliers and was directly involved in the export of narcotic substances.

Fabio Pompetti , privileged interlocutor of two of the arrested in the November operation: he was the man who, thanks to his network of relationships and operational indications, allowed to circumvent the anti-money laundering systems and to evade customs controls. For years he has been, investigators say, the 'spokesman' of South American suppliers to the 'Ndrangheta.

In Costa Rica, Franco D'Agapiti , owner of the Amapola casino hotel in San José, was considered the point of reference for the members of the gang. His task was to facilitate the entry of cocaine into Italy and offer hospitality and logistical support to the 'Ndranghetists. In Albania, finally, Bujar Sejdinaj ended up behind bars nicknamed his uncle, Bellocco's referent for the Balkan area. Adrian Cekini , an Albanian too, was added to the five fugitives connected to the investigation of the Finance and arrested in the last hours , but he had already been arrested last May 26 in Elbasan.


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