Agnana Calabra borders the following municipalities: Canolo, Gerace, Mammola, Siderno.
From the beginning of the 1960s until the outbreak of the first 'Ndrangheta war in 1975, the position of capo crimine was held by Antonio Macrì from Siderno.
Salvatore Cordì, the son of the old boss Domenico, was killed on May 31, 2005, in Siderno.
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The motive for the elimination of Domenico Cordì was the alleged fleecing of some 1,700 cases of cigarettes that were smuggled into Catanzaro by Sicilian mafiosi of the Tagliavia and Spadaro families in Palermo to Antonio Macrì, the undisputed head of the 'Ndrangheta in Siderno.
The motive for the elimination of Domenico Cordì was the alleged fleecing of some 1,700 cases of cigarettes that were smuggled into Catanzaro by Sicilian mafiosi of the Tagliavia and Spadaro families in Palermo to Antonio Macrì, the undisputed head of the 'Ndrangheta in Siderno allied with the Cataldos.
Francesco Panetta (born 10 January 1963 in Siderno) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s.
Giovanni Strangio (born January 3, 1979) is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta born in Siderno, Calabria.
Before he reached his teens, his father was murdered in Siderno during a bloody feud that ravaged competing 'Ndrangheta clans.
Giuseppe Galluzzo (born May 30, 1960 in Siderno) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who is currently managing U.S. Castrovillari Calcio.
They are involved in cocaine trafficking in agreement with 'Ndrangheta clans from Platì, Marina di Gioiosa Jonica and Siderno, as well as the Mafia family of Mariano Agate.
It was precisely on account of these innovations that the new institution was opposed by the more traditionalist bosses, such as Antonio Macrì from the Ionic town of Siderno, the 'Ndrangheta’s charismatic leader of the 1960s, and Domenico Tripodo, who was the dominant figure of the Reggio Calabria clans.
They are involved in cocaine trafficking in agreement with ‘Ndrangheta clans from Platì, Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Siderno, as well as the Mafia family of Mariano Agate.
The association is labelled the "Siderno Group" because its members primarily came from the town of Siderno on the Ionian coast in Calabria and migrated to Canada and Australia in the 1950s.
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However, he appointed his son, Cosimo Commisso, also known as "the quail" ("'u quagghia"), as the new boss of the locale of Siderno.