Eight people were arrested by the Reggio Calabria mobile squad accused of having favored the inaction of the boss of the 'Ndrangheta Giuseppe Pelle, known as "Gambazza", considered one of the alleged leaders of the homonymous clan of San Luca.
Six of the arrested are relatives of Pelle, accused of having helped him escape the execution of a prison order under which he had to serve a residual sentence of 2 years and 5 months in relation to a definitive sentence for mafia association. The other two involved in the operation are not relatives of the boss, but would have been his supporters anyway.
The operation conducted by the Police was called "Defender", from the name of the off-road vehicle on board which Giuseppe Pelle, while on the run, was accompanied to the Condofuri hideout where he had found refuge and where he was arrested on 6 April 2018 by Mobile team of Reggio Calabria and the Sco.
Seven of those arrested ended up in prison, while house arrest was ordered for one. The disputed crimes are caused by non-compliance with the penalty and personal aiding and abetting, aggravated by the mafia methods.
(Unioneonline / D)