Carmelo Barbaro (; born 23 June 1948) is an Italian criminal belonging to the
'Ndrangheta
The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a mafia-type organized crime, criminal syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', pp. 65–68 This body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to the ...
, a criminal organisation in
Calabria
Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...
. Born in
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...
, he had 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
The list of most wanted fugitives in Italy is a most wanted list published by the Italian Interior Ministry. It includes criminals who are considered extremely dangerous by the Polizia di Stato. The list was started in July 1992. There are also l ...
, until his arrest in September 2009.
['Ndrangheta, arrestato il latitante Barbaro]
La Repubblica, September 12, 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.][Un Barbaro dal chirurgo estetico]
, blog di Antonino Monteleone, September 13, 2009
In April 2008, authorities seized assets worth one million euro invested in two construction companies, buildings and land that belonged to Barbaro.
ANSA, April 2, 2008[
]
References
External links
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'Ndrangheta: arrestato il latitante Carmelo Barbaro
La7, September 13, 2009
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1948 births
Living people
People from Reggio Calabria
'Ndranghetisti