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13 March 2020 He is accused of handling a large international cocaine trade together with the companion of the Catania mafia boss Salvatore Cappello called "Turi", the fugitive drug trafficker, Stefano Rubino, arrested by the Guardia di Finanza of Naples in Ecuador.

Through direct negotiations with the South American drug traffickers Rubino allegedly "placed" cocaine to several buyers in Italy, including some prominent gangs of 'Ndrangheta such as that of the "Pelle-Vottari" of San Luca.

Rubino had been on the run since June 2018, since he had evaded the execution of a precautionary custody order ordered by the investigating judge at the Court of Reggio Calabria at the request of the local Dda.

The operation took place as part of an investigation conducted by the GICO of Naples on an international cocaine trafficking from South America, which would also involve Campanian subjects.

At the time of his arrest, the fugitive showed a fake Colombian identification document, while the tattoos that had been described by Interpol for international research were found to confirm his identity.