Cosa Nostra ‘godfather’ arrested at a private clinic in Palermo after going on run for 30 years
Matteo Messina Denaro, the last “godfather” of the Sicilian mafia and one of the world’s most-wanted criminals, has been arrested in Palermo after 30 years on the run.
He was taken away at about 9.35am to the applause of other patients in the clinic and moved to the San Lorenzo barracks in the Sicilian capital. According to police sources, Denaro tried to escape from the clinic when he saw police arriving but once surrounded he did not put up resistance. According to mafia informers and prosecutors, he holds the key to some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated by the Sicilian mafia, including the bomb attacks that killed the legendary anti-mafia magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. In 2002, he was convicted and sentenced in absentia to life in jail for having personally killed or ordered the murder of dozens of people.
The mobster, who once infamously claimed, “I filled a cemetery, all by myself”, has apparently kept up his luxurious lifestyle, thanks to several bankrollers who, according to prosecutors, include politicians and businessmen. He was known for wearing expensive suits, a Rolex and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina DenaroItaly's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. 9News
Read more »
Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina DenaroItaly's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. 9News
Read more »
Italian police arrest most-wanted mafia boss after three decades on the runItaly's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is caught and arrested while receiving treatment in a private hospital in Sicily.
Read more »
Italian police arrest most-wanted mafia boss after three decades on the runItaly's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is caught and arrested while receiving treatment in a private hospital in Sicily.
Read more »
Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina DenaroItaly's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. 9News
Read more »
Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina DenaroItaly's No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. 9News
Read more »