‘Ndrangheta head is captured thanks to coronavirus quarantine in Italy

A head of the Italian criminal group ‘Ndrangheta has been captured thanks to the country’s coronavirus quarantine, after empty streets enabled police to spot cigarette smoke coming from his hideout.

Cesare Antonio Cordì, the 42-year-old boss of the gang based in Calabria, Italy, was caught out by the government’s ‘stay at home’ order after clear streets led police to inspect suspicious activity on uninhabited land.

He was hiding in an abandoned house in the isolated district of Bruzzano Zeffirio, a small town in the Locride area of Calabria. He had been on the run from authorities since August and is believed to have lived at the abandoned property for months.

 

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