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The operation carried out this morning by the Carabinieri of the Reggio Provincial Command against a criminal group, active in Locride and attributable to elements belonging to the local Roma communities, which led to the arrest of 20 people was called “Iceberg”.
LOCRI (RC) – The Reggio Calabria carabinieri operation brought everyonearrest of 20 people accused, in various capacities, of a criminal association aimed at the organization of crimes against property, such as fraud, theft, extortion, receipt of stolen goods and money laundering, as well as against public faith, the environment and drugs, aggravated by the availability of weapons.
The investigations confirmed the operation of a criminal group active in the territory of Ardore and Bovalino, attributable to items belonging to local Roma communities – historically rooted in the territory in a non-conflictive and non-competitive position with the local gangs of the ‘Ndrangheta – who have organized and committed very serious crimes against public order, person, property and public faith.
In total, 23 people involved in the operation, coordinated by the Public Ministry of Locri: 14 were taken into custody in prison, six ended up under house arrest, and three were forbidden to stay. The alleged crime is a criminal association intended to organize crimes against property, such as extortion, receipt of stolen goods, laundering, theft and fraud, as well as against public faith, the environment and drugs, aggravated by the availability of weapons. . The investigations by the carabinieri made it possible to delineate the internal structure of the clique that may have had joint interests and contacts with the local ‘Ndrangheta gangs. Aspect, the latter, on which more research is being carried out. The investigation revealed numerous home burglaries and incidents of receiving stolen goods and trafficking in drugs such as heroin and cocaine. The investigation also shed light on illegal waste disposal and scams related to theft of work vehicles, motor vehicles, mopeds and horses.
Thefts and scams were consumed in the municipalities of Ardore, Bovalino, Bianco, Brancaleone, Caulonia, Locri, Marina di Gioiosa Jonica, Roccella Jonica, San Luca, Sant’Ilario dello Jonio and Siderno. The operational base of the criminal organization was in the popular complexes of Bovalino where heroin and cocaine were also hidden. The main suspect is a 36-year-old man who coordinated the illegal activities of the group flanked by his 54-year-old uncle. Both were relatives of Nicola Berlingeri, the head of the “gypsy gang”, murdered in April 2012. The investigation also revealed that among the victims of the crimes, contacted by the detainees on online classifieds sites, there were even the parents forced to sell their assets to treat their children with serious illnesses. Goods that the suspects then resell on the black market or on the Internet. The criminal group also had numerous weapons, some of which were seized last May from Domenico Marrapodi, a relative of one of the detainees. In addition, weapons were also handled in the presence of children.
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