An alleged leading member of
'Ndrangheta in the Calabrian city of Locri, Cesare Antonio
Cordì, 42, was arrested by police thanks to strict measures
implemented this week to contain the spread of coronavirus,
investigative sources said on Thursday.
Cordì, who was on the run, was arrested in the town of
Bruzzano Zeffirio, in the province of Reggio Calabria, in a
joint operation carried out by local Carabinieri police.
The man was hiding near Reggio but was discovered because he
violated stringent new measures that have placed all of Italy in
lockdown amid the coronavirus emergency.
Cordì had escaped arrest last August during an
anti-'Ndrangheta operation carried out by Locri Carabinieri
police.
The man is accused, among other things, of fraudulent
transfer of assets, aggravated by the fact that it was committed
to benefit a mafia organization.
Investigators are looking into the network of people who
allegedly helped Cordì hide from police and escape arrest.
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