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22-583: Although the 'Ndrangheta organisation did know centralized structures – such as the crimine – that weakly coordinated activities of the various 'ndrine , it was not until the end of the Second 'Ndrangheta war that raged from 1985 to 1991 that the Provincia or Camera , a more powerful and centralized body, was established. The bloody six-year war between the Condello - Imerti - Serraino - Rosmini clans and

44-672: A crimini or Camera di Controllo in Canada. The Toronto-area Siderno group has included the Coluccio , Tavernese, DeMaria , Figliomeni, Ruso, and Commisso crime families; Carmine Verduci before his death, and Cosimo Stalteri before his death. During a March 2018 trial of 'Ndrangheta members in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada, an agreed Statement of Fact indicated that "the Locali [local cells] outside of Calabria replicate

66-613: A group known as the 'Camera Di Controllo' (also known as La Provincia, according to the statement) which "makes all of the final decisions", according to the witness' testimony. By mid-2019, Police in Italy and in Canada were convinced that "the 'Ndrangheta's Canadian presence has become so powerful and influential that the board north of Toronto has the authority to make decisions, not only in relation to Canada's underworld, but also abroad, even back in Siderno". Crimine The crimine

88-568: A massive police operation dubbed "Il crimine", the head of the crimine , Domenico Oppedisano was arrested. In the course of the investigation the capo crimine also appeared to be the nominal head of the Provincia . Oppedisano represented the Tyrrhenian mandamento, while his No. 2, the Capo società Antonino Latella represented the Centre (the city of Reggio Calabria ) and Bruno Gioffré ,

110-689: A so-called Camera di controllo is constituted. The investigation confirmed the existence of a Camera di controllo in Lombardy and Liguria . A Camera di Controllo also exists in Canada, according to "confidential information" of the police "which they believe to be reliable." It consists of six or seven Toronto -area men, who co-ordinate activities and resolves disputes among the Siderno Group in Southern Ontario . In 1962, Michele Racco , Giacomo Luppino and Rocco Zito established

132-648: Is an annual meeting of the 'Ndrangheta , a Mafia -type organisation in Calabria . The meeting is held near the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi in the municipality of San Luca during the September Feast. At least since the 1950s, these annual meetings have traditionally served as a forum to discuss future strategies and settle disputes among the locali – all the 'ndrine in a specific town or territory. The assembly exercises weak supervisory powers over

154-627: The De Stefano - Tegano - Libri -Latella clans left more than 600 deaths. The Sicilian Mafia contributed to the end of the conflict and probably suggested the subsequent set up of a superordinate body, similar to the Sicilian Mafia Commission , to avoid further infighting. The body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to its Sicilian counterpart, is composed of three lower bodies, known as mandamenti . One for

176-735: The Mastro generale , the Ionic side. The existence of the Provincia was confirmed when in March 2010, the police managed to place a bug in the home of Giuseppe Pelle , an emerging boss and son of Antonio Pelle , also known as Ntoni Gambazza . In just over a month hundreds of meetings were recorded between mafiosi, politicians, entrepreneurs, professionals, businessmen and middlemen of any kind, and even people with links to intelligence services. They also confirmed that Rocco Morabito and Giuseppe Pelle had succeeded their fathers and were in charge of managing

198-431: The capo crimine also appeared to be the nominal head of the ‘Ndrangheta Commission, known as La Provincia . Plat%C3%AC Platì ( Greek : Πλατύ , romanized :  Platý , lit.   'wide; the plain'; Calabrian : Pratì ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Reggio Calabria , in Calabria , southern Italy . It rises 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level on

220-470: The Calabrian organized crime organization. The town has been called the "cradle of kidnapping" and it is suspected that kidnap victims were held within underground hide-outs. The wealth of the crime families is well hidden, and the municipality is officially the one with the lowest per capita income in Italy. In a large scale operation in the night of 13 November 2003, thousands of carabinieri stormed

242-809: The Commission has not succeeded in ending all violent conflicts, such as the one between the Cordì and the Cataldo clans in Locri . Nevertheless, since the end of the Second 'Ndrangheta war a sharp decrease in homicides in Reggio Calabria province suggests that the peacekeeping role played by the Provincia is functioning to some extent. The membership of the first Provincia or Commission varies according to different testimonies of 'Ndrangheta turncoats ( pentiti ). The following names are mentioned: In July 2010, in

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264-401: The activities of all 'Ndrangheta groups. At the meeting a capo crimine is elected. Strong emphasis was placed on the temporary character of the position of the crimine boss. A new representative was elected capo crimine at each meeting. Each head of a locale is called before the crimine to give an account of all the activities carried out during the year. He also should communicate

286-521: The affairs of the 'Ndrangheta clans on the Ionic side of Calabria before they were arrested in April 2010 as a result of Operation Reale (Royal). The pentito Roberto Moio said in April 2011 that Rocco Filippone from Melicucco headed the Tyrrhenian side, Antonio Barbaro from Platì the Ionic side, and Pasquale Condello represented Reggio Calabria. To govern the 'Ndrangheta locali outside Calabria

308-545: The clans on the Ionic side (the Aspromonte mountains and Locride ) of Calabria, a second for the Tyrrhenian side (the plains of Gioia Tauro ) and one central mandamento for the city of Reggio Calabria . According to the pentito Pasquale Barreca the Provincia had "the authority of a true hierarchical superordinate power." Its primary function is the settlement of inter-family disputes. Any controversy between

330-530: The number of new affiliates and punishments to offenders. In July 2010, in a massive police operation dubbed "Il crimine", the head of the crimine , Domenico Oppedisano was arrested. He assumed power at a banquet held at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi in September 2009. In a conversation wiretapped by the police he talked of 1,000 affiliates attending the meeting. In the course of the investigation

352-489: The prison of Reggio Calabria as a kind of penal colony . The population was mainly employed in sheep husbandry . An earthquake on February 5, 1783, partially destroyed the town, killing 25 people. The area is prone to floods and landslides and was hit in 1848, 1861, 1870, 1908, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1972 and 1973. On October 16–18, 1951, the town was hit by a flood from the Careri river and landslides, partially destroying

374-475: The slope of the Aspromonte mountains and is located next to the Aspromonte National Park . Platì was founded in 1505 when Ferdinand II of Aragon granted the fief Platì and Santa Barbara to Carlo Spinelli, member of the noble Neapolitan Spinelli family, princes of Cariati . The small hamlet that was set up was named Platì in 1704. The area was apparently populated by ex-convicts from

396-617: The structure from Calabria, and are connected to their mother-Locali in Calabria. The authority to start Locali outside Calabria comes from the governing bodies of the organization in Calabria. The Locali outside of Calabria are part of the same 'Ndrangheta organization as in Calabria, and maintain close relationships with the Locali where its members come from." The group's activities in the Greater Toronto Area were controlled by

418-456: The town and leaving 18 people dead. Many people decided to leave and headed north to Turin and Milan or emigrated, in particular to Australia. In 1953 and 1958 the town was hit again by floods. Many of the migrants to Australia ended up in Griffith, New South Wales and made the area into an important wine-producing region. Platì is notorious for being a center of the powerful 'Ndrangheta ,

440-453: The town close to woodland, while others open into animal pens and barns on local farms. Platì is home to the Barbaro , Romeo, Marando, Papalia and Sergi 'ndrine . Seven of Platì's mayors have failed to finish their terms: two were killed while still serving, while another five were removed from office on suspicion of corruption. In July 2006, the town council was dissolved on orders from

462-422: The town, discovering hidden underground rooms and hallways and arresting 131 people. The tunnels are sophisticated and in some places large enough to drive a lorry through. Most of the passages run parallel to the town's sewer system. Remote-controlled trap doors lead into houses, some of them uninhabited, enabling the 'ndranghetisti to escape from the police at a moment's notice. Some of the tunnels emerge outside

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484-405: The various clans has to be submitted to the Commission before violence can be used. Smaller conflicts within the same 'Ndrangheta group are still left to the jurisdiction of the local family boss. If a decision of the Commission is ignored, all the locali – all the ' ndrine in a specific town or territory – are expected to line up against the one who violated the decision. However, so far

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