16/01/2023 14:16 (UTC)

Matteo Messina to enter in maximum-security prison

Palermo, Italy, Jan 16 (EFE).- (Camera: Handout) The alleged boss of the Sicilian Mafia Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested after 30 years on the run.

Messina Denaro, who has been on the most wanted since 1993 for his alleged role in a series of bombings carried out by the mafia and has been convicted in absentia for several murders, was detained in a private health clinic in Palermo, in Sicily, Italian media reported Monday.

He is believed to be the boss of bosses in the Sicilian Mafia.

VIDEO COURTESY OF ANSA OF MATTEO MESSINA, ARRESTED ON MONDAY IN PALERMO, ITALY

Metadata

Date: 16/01/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Organized crime
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 50 seconds
Reference: 7001230801
Relevance: Normal