Ndrangheta, fire to convince the shopkeeper to sell: 2 arrests

Carabinieri operation: mafia association, attempted extortion, damage by fire, carrying a weapon in a public place Two people were arrested by the Carabinieri of Reggio Calabria for attempted extortion, damage by fire, carrying a weapon in a public place. The episode at the center of the investigation coordinated by the Reggio DDA is the fire of a public establishment to ‘soften’ a merchant, who is reluctant to accept the purchase proposal delivered by an exponent of the ‘Ndrangheta of the capital. Against one of the arrested also the challenge of the crime of mafia-type association.