THE DIREZIONE INVESTIGATIVA ANTIMAFIA CONFISCATED ASSETS WORTH OVER THREE MILLION EUROS AGAINST AN ALLEGED ‘NDRANGHETA MEMBER

Based on an order of preventive measures issued by the Court of Appeal in Bologna, the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia confiscated assets with a total estimated value of about 3,000,000.00 euros, linked to an individual suspected of belonging to a ‘Ndrangheta-type organized crime group operating in the areas of Reggio Emilia, Parma, Modena and Piacenza, as well as in the provinces of Mantova and Cremona. The group is historically linked to the cosca Grande Aracri of Cutro (KR), whose existence and operational activity was confirmed by the judgement of the “AEMILIA” maxi trial.

Moreover, as personal preventive measure, the court ordered to put the individual under state police special surveillance with the obligation to stay in the area of residence for five years.

Today’s result is the outcome of a complex investigation leading the Public Prosecutor at the Antima-Mafia District Directorate in Bologna and the DIA Director to make a joint proposal for the application of the above-mentioned personal and asset-related preventive measures.

The order of confiscation involved 2 real estate assets and 5 companies operating in the building and real estate fields in the provinces of Piacenza and Cremona, 2 cars and 43 bank relationships in several credit institutions

Bologna, 1 September 2023