The soldiers of the provincial commands of Reggio Calabria of the Guardia di Finanza and of the Carabinieri carried out a judicial police operation which ended with the capture of Domenico Bellocco , a fugitive from 'Ndrangheta and a leading exponent of the homonymous gang of Rosarno, one of the associations the most powerful mafia criminals of the Tyrrhenian area, with ramifications throughout Italy and Europe.

The fugitive was located and captured in a cottage in a rural area in the municipality of Mongiana (Vibo Valentia).