Fugitive 'Ndrangheta boss Pesce captured

(ANSA) - Rome, December 1 - Police have arrested Marcello Pesce, a fugitive leading member of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate, in the town of Rosarno, sources said on Thursday. Marcello Pesce, who is known as 'U Ballerinu' (the dancer), was a top member of a clan led by Antonino Pesce that operates in the Piana di Gioia Tauro area and has offshoots in northern Italy, especially Lombardy. He was wanted for mafia association.