Today, on the occasion of the celebrations for the Republic Day, the Quaestor of the Province of Crotone Renato Panvinohe was awarded the honor of Knight to Merit of the Italian Republic. The ceremony took place in Catanzaro in the presence of the Undersecretary inside Wanda Ferroof the Prefect of Catanzaro Castrese De Rosa and of the Quaestor of the Province of Catanzaro Giuseppe Linares.
Career
A prestigious recognition that crowns a long and brilliant career at the service of the state, characterized by high level investigative results in the fight against organized crime. In 1993 he was awarded as manager of the Railway Police Compartment headquarters of Reggio Calabria. In 1994 he was transferred to the Reggio Calabria Police Headquarters at the Volanti Office; In 1995 he was assigned to the Reggio Calabria mobile team with the position of manager of the theft and robberies office; In 1999 he was appointed manager of the Cittanova police station; In 2000 he was appointed manager of the Condofuri Marina police station; In 2001 he was transferred to the Reggio Calabria Mobile Squad and directed the Catturandi section; In 2007 he was appointed deputy manager of the mobile team and manager of the organized crime section. From 2014 to 2019 he was appointed head of the Anti -Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA) for Eastern Sicily, with competence on the provinces of Catania, Syracuse, Ragusa and Messina. From 2019 to 2021 he was appointed vicar of the Quaestor of Nuoro collaborating with the Quaestor in the direction of the police headquarters. Since 2021, 2024 has been appointed vicar of the Quaestor of Catanzaro collaborating with the commissioner to the direction of the police headquarters. In 2024 by decree of the chief of police he was appointed superior manager. From 1 October 2024 he has been appointed ministerial councilor to the central direction of the anti -drug service. From 9 December 2024 he has been appointed commissioner of the province of Crotone.
The operations
During his career, the commissioner of the province of Crotone Renato Panvino conducted important judicial police operations that had a significant impact on the fight against the ‘Ndrangheta and other criminal organizations. Among his best -known successes, the arrest in Cannes by Luigi Facchineri and Roberto Peregalli, heads of the homonymous gang of the ‘Ndrangheta, the capture of prominent fugitives such as Gaetano Santaiti in palm, Antonio Rosmini in Reggio Calabria, and the boss of ‘Ndrangheta Fracapaneconsidered one of the most ruthless killers of the mafia war. The Quaestor Panvino has directed large anti -mafia operations such as the “Virus” and “What Mia” operation, which have affected several Calabrian clans. In 2005, he coordinated the arrest in Canada of Antonio CommissoCapocosca di Siderno, and in 2006 he interrupted a mafia summit in Castellace, arresting the fugitive boss Teodoro creates.
In 2008, he arrested in Brussels The cousins Giorgiheads of the homonymous gang of San Luca, and contributed to the catches of managers of the Duisburg massacre, including Giovanni Strangio And Francesco Romeo. During the direction of the Dia di Catania he conducted incisive investigations on various sectors of the public administration, from healthcare. Under its guide, the Dia has seized and confiscated to organized crime hundreds of millions of euros, restoring large illegal assets to the state, promoting the investigative model known as “Catania model”, based on the fight against economic crime and white collars. The honor of Knight of the Republic represents a tribute to the extraordinary commitment of the commissioner Panvino in the protection of legality and in the defense of democratic institutions.