Robert Moracchini, suspected of being a founding member of the Corsican criminal gang of La Brise de Mer, was shot dead in Bastia

One of the founders of the Brise de Mer band - which was one of the most powerful mafias in France and Europe - was assassinated in the streets of Bastia on Saturday, 29 March.

This is the fifth account settlement recorded in Corsica since the beginning of 2025. Shortly before 8 a.m., this Saturday, March 29, Robert Moracchini was assassinated in the... Read more A great figure of Corsican banditry murdered in the streets of Bastia appeared first on current values.

The man who was one of the great names of the Corsican criminal gang of the 1980s and 1990s, who had been a merchant in Bastia for several years, was shot dead in the early morning on Saturday 29 March.

A man, presented as one of the founders of the "La Brise de Mer" gang, Robert Moracchini, was shot and killed in Bastia this Saturday morning. This criminal gang had multiplied the robberies for 25 years on...

The 65-year-old man was shot several times in a street in Bastia near the police station. The suspect is on the run, according to information from France 3 Corse.

Robert Moracchini was one of the founders of the Corsican criminal band La Brise de Mer, active in Corsica for 30 years until the late 2000s.