Bellocco 'ndrina
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| Founded | 1960s |
|---|---|
| Founder | Umberto Bellocco |
| Founding location | Rosarno, Calabria, Italy |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Territory | Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria; Varese in Lombardy |
| Ethnicity | Calabrians |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering, arms trafficking, extortion, corruption, murder |
| Allies | Piromalli 'ndrina Mancuso 'ndrina Pesce 'ndrina Camorra Capriati clan[1] Parisi-Palermiti clan |
The Bellocco 'ndrina is a clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina is based in Rosarno, on the Tyrrhenian coast, and belongs to the locale of that town, particularly very active in drugs trafficking, arms trafficking, extortion and control of commercial and entrepreneurial activities.
The pentito Antonino Belnome affirms that regarding the supply of drugs through the Port of Gioia Tauro, it was necessary to refer to the Mancusos, the Pesce or the Bellocco. The last took 30% of the goods in transit or in cash or drugs.[2]
The Bellocco clan is one of the most powerful clans in the 'Ndrangheta. Activities range from drug trafficking, extortion and the control of nearly all commercial businesses in the Gioia Tauro plain. Jointly with the Pesce clan and in collaboration with the Piromalli-Molè 'ndrina they controlled the public contracts for the construction of the container terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro.[3]
After the construction of the port, the Piromalli-Mole and Pesce-Bellocco clans controlled activities tied to the port, the hiring of workers, and relations with port unions and local institutions, according to a report of the Italian Antimafia Commission. They who would guarantee peace and order on the docks in return for a ‘security tax’ of US$1.50 per for each transshipped container.[4]
The clan also has a strong presence in northern Italy, in particular in Varese (Lombardy), where they controlled drug trafficking.[5]
