The Malta Independent 14 May 2024, Tuesday
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Police pose as pizza delivery boys, arrest fugitive mob boss

Thursday, 21 April 2016, 09:46 Last update: about 9 years ago

Police arrested a Camorra clan leader on Saturday after disguising themselves as delivery couriers to get into his apartment, according to a statement from the Italian Ministry of the Interior. 

Roberto Manganiello, 35, was arrested near Naples as he watched a match between Italian Serie A football clubs Napoli and Inter Milan, Agence France-Presse said. He had been on the run since 2013 and offered no resistance. A 30-year-old woman was also arrested.

Manganiello was on the list of Italy’s 100 most dangerous fugitives, suspected of a number of offences including the alleged murder of two competitors loyal to another clan, the Interior Ministry said. 

Italian authorities struck a blow against the organized crime group in February when they arrested fugitive boss Alessandro Giannelli and dismantled a business group that was effectively a front for the powerful Camorra clan Moccia. Giannelli was implicated in a drug-related turf war within the Naples region, while the business group had acquired millions of euros of investment capital, AFPR said.  

Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said the operation was a “high-level investigative success,” adding on Twitter that it “dealt another blow to the Camorra.”

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