During his trial, Giuseppe Ursino claimed to have no knowledge of the ’Ndrangheta in the GTA. The Crown called for a prison sentence of 16 years for Ursino and 14 years for Dracea. A jury found Ursino guilty of trafficking cocaine, trafficking cocaine related to a criminal organization, possession of property directly or indirectly related to an indictable offence, conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to import cocaine related to a criminal organization. Dracea, a restaurant manager, pleaded guilty to trafficking a kilo of cocaine at the outset of the trial. While on the witness stand during the trial, Ursino admitted talking about cocaine importing and other crimes such as extortion but said he didn’t really mean it.

Source: thestar January 09, 2019 18:22 UTC