Francesco Vottari

Francesco Vottari (born 16 July 1971 in Locri, Calabria), also known as Cicciu u Frunzu, is a boss of the 'Ndrangheta mafia-style organization from San Luca in Calabria.

The conflict received significant public attention on 15 August 2007, when six men belonging to the Pelle-Vottari-Romeo clan were shot dead in their cars in front of a pizzeria near the train station of Duisburg in western Germany.

Italian police drastically heightened security measures in San Luca as a result, and stepped up operations against both clans.

Vottari managed to avoid capture in a major police raid on San Luca two weeks after the Duisburg killings.

[2] On 12 July 2011, the Criminal Court in Locri sentenced Vottari to life imprisonment for the Maria Strangio's killing.