Italian police on Monday caught one of the most notorious bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, Matteo Messina Denaro, a ruthless operator who had been on the run for 30 years.
The 60-year-old was arrested after visiting a health clinic in the Sicilian capital Palermo where he was being treated, and surrendered without putting up a fight, officials said.
The mobster, who had been on the run since 1993, was believed to have been undergoing periodic treatment for colon cancer and was using a false ID. Chief prosecutor Maurizio De Lucia confirmed that despite his fugitive status, he had been an “operative boss”, with “contacts and economic resources”.
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