'Ndrangheta informer arrested in Equalize probe

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - A informer of the so-called 'bomb-laying Ndrangheta', a ferocious part of the Calabrian mafia, Nunziatino Romeo, linked to the Barbaro-Papalia family, was arrested Monday in part of the investigation into the Equalize case and its alleged cyber-spies.
    The part of the investigation, conducted by the Carabinieri ROS, focuses on the accusation of attempted extortion with the aggravating circumstance of mafia.
    About ten searches were also carried out.
    Carmine Gallo, a former top police officer who was under house arrest in relation to a probe into the alleged snooping ring, died of a heart attack at the age of 66 at his home in the province of Milan on March 9.
    Gallo was among the alleged ringleaders of a gang that got confidential information from national databases on business, political and showbusiness figures, along with ex-Milan Fair Foundation president Enrico Pazzali.
    The snooping was allegedly done via Pazzali's Equalize agency.
    (ANSA).