33-year-old Italian and his girlfriend killed in Toronto: the shadow of the "ndrangheta on murder"

A double homicide in Toronto, where a 33-year-old Italian, Cosimo Commisso, was shot dead with his 26-year-old girlfriend, Chantelle Almeida. An ambush on which falls the shadow of organized crime and echoes the names of the gangs of the 'ndrangheta. Both were killed while traveling aboard an SUV: the motive still needs to be clarified

The incident occurred Friday night, but in Italy it was only known today. ; hui. Until now, there are several hypotheses on the table of investigators, some of which could lead – in the light of a previous episode – to a mix of local groups of bikers and mafia families. According to the Canadian National Post, the man, resident in Vaughan, has no criminal record, but is linked to a "major organized crime family" in the Toronto area and, according to police sources cited by the newspaper, "would have personal links with crime figures". In the field of investigation, the Commisso's name is historically related to the Jonico-Reggina family, originally from Siderno, which is one of the cows mentioned in the latest report of the Department of Anti-Mafia Investigations. A few months ago, in Toronto, the fugitive Tito Figliomeni lived, then was arrested at the Fiumicino airport: according to the prosecution, he is one of the leading representatives of the Confederate Mafia gang to the Commissioner of Siderno.

The branching of the cosca in the North American territories dates back more than 40 years. One of the reference bosses, particularly influential in Canada and the United States, was badbadinated in an ambush in the same city of Calabria in 1975. Not just mafias. Investigators – according to local press – believe the commissioner was linked to 33-year-old John Ignagni, son of a prominent gang member, killed in an ambush in Toronto in 2016. This latest episode is reportedly due , according to Canadian investigators, a regulation of accounts between motorcycle gangs. This circumstance suggests that behind the same commisso murder, there is a thread connecting local biker groups and mafia families. According to Dia, in fact, several bands of Hells Angels are active in Canada, indigenous groups of motorcyclists, "repeatedly entered into business with Italian mafia consortia".