Police have arrested Marcello
Pesce, a top member of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia, in the town
of Rosarno, sources said on Thursday. Pesce, who is known as 'U
Ballerinu' (the dancer), is believed to be the "strategic
leader", police said, of the Pesce clan, one of the most
powerful of all, that operates in the Piana di Gioia Tauro area
and has offshoots in northern Italy, especially Lombardy. He was
wanted for mafia association. Pesce, who had been on the run
since 2010, had been sentenced on appeal to 16 years and eight
months. He was among the most wanted 'Ndrangheta fugitives.
Among his other activities, Pesce was said to have used a
football club to reap "social consensus".
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