The Dda of Catanzaro has closed the preliminary investigations for brokers and organizers of various cocaine imports for hundreds of kilos
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The DDA of Catanzaro with pm Antonio De Bernardo, Annamaria Frustaci and Pasquale Mandolfino has preliminary investigations into international drug trafficking closed which takes into consideration notable imports of cocaine dating back to about ten years ago. This is a crime hypothesis that arise from operations “Meta 2010” (which in 2010 had hit the group led by the deceased cocaine broker Vincenzo Barbieri, killed in San Calogero in March 2011) of the Dda of Rome (later transferred to the Dda of Reggio Calabria for territorial jurisdiction) and “Due Torri connection” of the Dda of Bologna. Beyond 15 the charges, among which the main one is that of the criminal association aimed at international drug trafficking. [Continua]
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These are the 70 suspects of the investigation: Giuseppe Accorinti, 61 years old, from Zungri; Francesco Barbieri, 32 years old, from San Calogero (son of the deceased Vincenzo Barbieri); Rocco Bellocco, 31 years old, from Rosarno; Nunzia Berardino, 56 years old, from Valenzano (Ba); Giovanni Calia, 69 years old, from Santeremo in Colle (Ba); Antonio Campisi, 29 years old, from Nicotera; Nicolò Cataldo, 45 years old, from Torri di Quatersolo (VI); Giuseppe Corsini, 70 years old, from San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bo); Antonio Costantino, 72 years old, native of Caccuri but resident in Switzerland; Francesco Criaco, 65, from Africo; Pasquale Criaco, 56 years old, from Africo; Alfonso Cuturello, 32 years old, from Limbadi, living in Varedo (Mi); Roberto Cuturello, 53, from Limbadi; Salvatore Cuturello, 50 years old, from Nicotera (brother of Roberto); Salvatore Daniele, 44 years old, from Naples; Antonio Della Rocca, 41 years old, from Vibo Valentia; Giorgio Demasi, 68 years old, from Gioiosa Jonica; Rocco Demasi, 66 years old, from Gioiosa Jonica; Nicola Drommi, 31 years old, from Nicotera; Giuseppe Fortuna, 36 years old, from Vibo Valentia; Antonio Franzè, 41 years old, from Vibo Valentia; Giuseppe Galati (called Pino), 49 years old, from San Calogero; Michele Galati, 40 years old, from Paravati di Mileto; Giorgio Galiano, 45 years old, from Vibo Valentia; Domenico Gasparro, 37, from San Calogero; Antonio Gerace, 40 years old, from San Calogero;
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Sebastiano Giampaolo, 56 years old, from San Luca; Cataldo Girasoli, 45 years old, from Terlizzi (Ba); Antonio Grillo, 42 years old, called “Il Bisonte”, from San Calogero; Francesco Grillo, 48 years old, from Vibo Valentia; Giuseppe Grillo, 39 years old, from San Calogero; Giuseppe Iannello, 31 years old, from San Calogero; Italo Iannello, 29, from San Calogero (grandson of the cocaine broker Francesco Ventrici); Rocco Jiritano, 57 years old, from Gioiosa Jonica; Jesus Carlos Alvarez Llamas, 53 years old, Spanish; Jose Locheo Del Rio, 50, Mexican; Nunzio Mallardi, 52 years old, from Santeramo in Colle (Ba); Pasqualino Malvaso, 45 years old, from Rosarno; Antonio Mancuso, 37 years old, from Limbadi; Pantaleone Mancuso, 59, said “Boots”, of Limbadi, resident in Nicotera Marina (currently in prison for other reasons); Pantaleone Mancuso, 59 years old, said “The Engineer”, of Limbadi, residing in Nicotera Superiore; Antonio marte, 66 years old from Bologna; Leonardo Mars, 61 years old, from Africo, living in Bologna; Bruno Mascitelli, 56 years old, from Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Av); Angelo Mercuri, 52 years old, from San Calogero; Mercuri announced, 49 years old, from San Calogero, living in Bentivoglio (Bo), brother-in-law of Franco Ventrici; Biagio Milan, 48 years old, from Calimera di San Calogero (joint of the deceased Vincenzo Barbieri); Diego Pastor Moreno, 43 years old, Spanish; Giuseppe Nirta, 48 years old, from Casignana;
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Filippo Paolì, 50 years old, from Vibo Valentia, residing in San Gregorio d’Ippona; Joao Strut, 49 years old, Brazilian; Sebastiano Pelle, 59, of Approval; Alessandro Pugliese, 43 years old, from Sciconi di Briatico; Giuseppe Pugliese, 66 years old, from Sciconi di Briatico (father of Alessandro); Vincenzo Pugliese, 44 years old, from Sciconi di Briatico; Francesco Riitano, 50 years old, from Guardavalle; Nicola Rizzo, 50 years old, from Rombiolo; Ambrose Samson, 68 years old, born in Palermo and living in Milan; Antonio Scalia, 42 years old, from San Luca; Giuseppe Simonelli, 41 years old, from Tropea; Francesco Stilo, 53 years old, from Nicotera; Joseph Topia, 39 years old, from Vibo Valentia, residing in Ionadi; Mario Ursini, 70 years old, from Gioiosa Jonica; Francesco Ventrici, 48 years old, from San Calogero; Eugenio Villa, 78 years old, from Besana Brianza (Mb); Massimo Vita, 36 years old, from Vena Superiore; Giuseppe Vitale, 43 years old, from Guardavalle; Xuezhen Wang, 56 years old, Chinese living in Sanremo (Im); Baolan Wei, 55, Chinese living in Massanzago (Pd); Claudio Zippilli, 56 years old, from San Calogero.
Several imports of cocaine from Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina challenged the suspects, some already tried in previous operations. Kilos and kilos of amazing substance made to arrive in Europe and in Italy through the “direction” of Francesco Ventrice, of the men related to Vincenzo Barbieri and prominent characters of the Mancuso clan. The disputes cover a period of time ranging from 2008 to 2011 but the investigation has only now reached the notice of conclusion of the investigation.
The lawyers Sergio Rotundo, Francesco Muzzopappa, Elisa Solano, Michelangelo Miceli, Francesco Sabatino, Anselmo Torchia, are involved in the defense board.
