The Piserà 'ndrina are a clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. Based in Tropea,[1] they are allied with the Mancuso 'ndrina.[2] Since the 1990s, they are in a feud with the La Rosa 'ndrina, also from Tropea.[3]
| Founding location | Tropea. Calabria, Italy |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Territory | Tropea |
| Ethnicity | Calabrians |
| Allies | Mancuso 'ndrina |
| Rivals | La Rosa 'ndrina |
History
editOn 19 September 1982, Pasquale Piserà, a municipal councilor of Tropea, was killed. Two months later, his brother was also killed.[4] On 29 June 1984 an operation was concluded which arrested 40 people attributable to the following 'ndrine: Mancuso, Pesce, Fiammingo, Fazzari and Piserà.[1]
Prominent members
edit- Pasquale Piserà (? - 1982), worked as a truck driver, was convicted of crimes against property, president of the Tropea football team and municipal councilor of the municipality; he was killed on 19 September 1982 in his car in the square of the railway station.[3]
- Francesco Piserà,[2] was sentenced in 2007 in the Dynasty trial, which resulted from the homonymous operation which ended in 2003, to 12 years in prison.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "BLITZ CONTRO LA ' NDRANGHETA". repubblica.it. 29 June 1984. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b "'Ndrangheta, le rivelazioni dei vecchi pentiti e il timore di una guerra tra i Mancuso". ilvibonese.it. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Di Nardodipace uno dei 25 Consiglieri comunali uccisi in Calabria. I numeri della Commissione d'inchiesta sulle intimidazioni agli amministratori". ilredattore.it. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "UCCIDE UN BARONE MA E' SUBITO ARRESTATO". repubblica.it. 11 July 1991. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "'NDRANGHETA: VIBO VALENTIA, CONDANNE PER 142 ANNI A MEMBRI CLAN MANCUSO". adkronos.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Although the province has been effectively replaced by the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, the old subdivision is maintained for historical reasons