Giuseppe Giorgi is an Italian criminal belonging to the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria

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 San Luca

San Luca

San Luca is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 100 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 35 km east of Reggio Calabria. The town is situated on the eastern slopes of the Aspromonte mountain, in the valley of the Bonamico river...

, he has been a fugitive since 1995, wanted for criminal association and arms and drug trafficking, extortion and murder. He is included on the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy.

Also known as u capra (the goat) Giorgi belongs to the Pelle-Romeo-Vottari clan from San Luca and is the son-in-law of the boss Sebastiano Romeo

Sebastiano Romeo

Sebastiano Romeo , also known as U Staccu, was a historical 'Ndrangheta boss from San Luca in Calabria...

. He has been involved in the illegal disposal of toxic and radioactive waste, as well as the smuggling of niobium

Niobium

Niobium or columbium , is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It's a soft, grey, ductile transition metal, which is often found in the pyrochlore mineral, the main commercial source for niobium, and columbite...

 – a metal used in nuclear reactor

Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are used for generating electricity and for the propulsion of ships. Usually heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid , which runs through turbines that power either ship's...

s. Ships loaded with hazardous waste were sunk with dynamite off the Italian coast.

While on the run, Giorgi is believed to reside in Germany.

External links

Giuseppe Giorgi Mafie italiane weblog