Aargau gardener sentenced to six years imprisonment for 'Ndrangheta membership
A 59-year-old gardener from Aargau was sentenced in Bellinzona for membership of the 'Ndrangheta. The court imposed a prison sentence of six years and three months as well as a ten-year ban from residing in the country.
Bellinzona verdict: Aargau man sentenced as representative of Anello-Fruci clan
The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona found a 59-year-old gardener from Aargau guilty on Tuesday of membership in the criminal organisation 'Ndrangheta. According to SRF, the presiding judge imposed a prison sentence of six years and three months as well as a ten-year ban from residing in the country.
According to the judge, the court had no doubts about the accused's membership of the Calabrese mafia. His behaviour corresponded to the "ideals" of the organisation. With the guilty verdict, the court followed exactly the demand of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
The gardener is accused of having been involved in drug and weapons trafficking and of intimidating persons by invoking the mafia in the collection of debts and protection money. From 2001 to 2020, he is said to have deliberately worked for the 'Ndrangheta in Switzerland.
The prosecution described him as the Swiss representative and logistics operator of the Anello-Fruci clan — one of the most powerful families within the 'Ndrangheta.
Source: SRF