'Ndrangheta Syndicate Members Sentenced in Historic Italian Mafia Trial

Over 200 members of the powerful crime group receive a total of more than 2,200 years in prison, marking a significant blow to the organization's operations.

• Over 200 members of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in prison in one of the biggest mafia trials in Italian history.
• The 'Ndrangheta, founded in the 18th century in Calabria, has grown to become one of the world's most powerful, extensive and richest criminal organisations, active on every continent and controlling 80% of Europe's cocaine trade.
• The three-year trial involved mafiosi, entrepreneurs and politicians, and included charges of murder, corruption, drug trafficking, money laundering and extortion.
• Among those found guilty include Domenico Tomaino, known as 'The Wolf', who got 17 years; 'Fatty' Francesco Barbieri, who got 24 years; and Vincenzo Barba, known as 'The Musician', who was sentenced to 28 years.
• The 'maxi trial' focused on one of the 'Ndrangheta's key families, the Mancusos, and their associates. Luigi Mancuso, known as 'The Uncle', is due to face a separate trial.

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