Costa Concordia, which capsized in 2012, had a shipment of Mafia drugs

#costaconcordia #Ndrangheta #mafia #cruiseship #cocaine The cruise ship Costa Concordia that capsized in January 2012 and killed 32 of its passengers, was believed to be carrying a huge shipment of Mafia-owned cocaine when it set off on its final voyage.
This has been revealed in nzherald.co.nz dated 31 March 2015.
This information is based on phone calls and tape recordings between members of the dreaded Caribbean mafia syndicate Ndrangheta. It seems the investigating officers of this huge cocaine-trafficking operation have proof that the boss of the gang had admitted about drugs in Costa Concordia to one of his associates.

The drug gangs apparently have links with other vessels of Costa Cruises apart from ships owned by MSC and Norwegian Cruise Lines. These ships travel between Europe, North America and the Caribbean.
The owners were not aware of these clandestine activities because these were handled by the lower level staff and members of the crew.
Incidentally, the Costa Concordia was carrying over 4,000 passengers and crew aboard when it partially capsized on the night of 13 January 2012, close to the island of Giglio, after the captain performed a risky maneuver. As a result, it crash into rocks near the shore.
In February this year, Francesco Schettino, the captain of the ship, was found guilty of manslaughter and given a 16-year sentence. He had not only caused a shipwreck but had also abandoned the ship before his passengers.
The wreckage of the Concordia has, since, been towed to Genoa in July last year to be scrapped in a complex, €100m operation. This operation is expected to last nearly two years.

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