Carmelo Barbaro
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Carmelo Barbaro is an Italian criminal belonging to the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria
. Born in Reggio Calabria
, he has been a fugitive since 2001, wanted for criminal association and murder, for which he has been convicted to 22 years and five months. He was included on the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy, until his arrest in September 2009.
He is considered to be an important member of the De Stefano
-Tegano alliance in Reggio Calabria. According to some government informers Barbaro was involved in several murders during the second 'Ndrangheta war in 1985-1991 against the Condello-Imerti clan that cost some 600 lives. He was close to the boss Orazio De Stefano, and had a killer squad under his command.
In April 2008, authorities seized assets worth one million euro invested in two construction companies, buildings and land that belonged to Barbaro. He was arrested on September 12, 2009, in the city of Reggio Calabria, while undergoing plastic surgery.
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
. Born in Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...
, he has been a fugitive since 2001, wanted for criminal association and murder, for which he has been convicted to 22 years and five months. He was included on the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy, until his arrest in September 2009.
He is considered to be an important member of the De Stefano
De Stefano 'ndrina
The De Stefano 'ndrina is one of the most powerful clans of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina hailed from the Archi neighbourhood in Reggio Calabria. Several of its members were included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy...
-Tegano alliance in Reggio Calabria. According to some government informers Barbaro was involved in several murders during the second 'Ndrangheta war in 1985-1991 against the Condello-Imerti clan that cost some 600 lives. He was close to the boss Orazio De Stefano, and had a killer squad under his command.
In April 2008, authorities seized assets worth one million euro invested in two construction companies, buildings and land that belonged to Barbaro. He was arrested on September 12, 2009, in the city of Reggio Calabria, while undergoing plastic surgery.