Italian authorities have made a major drug bust in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily, seizing nearly two tons of cocaine worth around 400 million euros (nearly $450 million). The drugs were found in 70 waterproof packages connected with netting and a signaling light device during a routine surveillance flight on Sunday. The bust is one of the largest ever carried out in the country, and the Financial Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
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After 16 years on the run, Italian fugitive and convicted murderer Edgardo Greco was arrested this week in Saint-Etienne, France. He had been working under the alias Paolo Dimitrio and was convicted in absentia in 1991 for the double homicide of brothers Stefano and Giuseppe Bartolomeo. The arrest was made after a coordinated effort between Italian and French authorities, and is the latest mobster to be apprehended by Italian anti-Mafia police. Greco is currently being held in France and is awaiting extradition to Italy, where he is expected to face trial for his crimes.
After 30 years on the run, Italian authorities have arrested the country's most-wanted fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. He is wanted for a string of crimes, including murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, and his arrest is seen as a major blow to the Italian Mafia. It is also a major success for the Italian police, who have been working tirelessly to bring the fugitive to justice.
Matteo Messina Denaro, the leader of the Cosa Nostra Mafia in Sicily, has been arrested by Italian police after being a fugitive since 1993. Denaro was sentenced to life in prison in absentia in 1992 for his role in the murders of anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the arrest was “a great victory for the state”, and Denaro is considered one of the most wanted men in Europe.