Matteo Messina Denaro, last major capo Sicilian gangsterWanted by justice since 1993He is considered the author of dozens of murders and the mastermind of some of the bloodiest attacks in the world. Cosa Nostra in the nineties, it has been arrested on monday in Italy.
Born in the town of Castelvetrano, the 60-year-old criminal fell into the hands of the police while in prison. A private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, according to preliminary information. Pasquale Angelosanto, one of the Carabinieri (military police) agents responsible for the operation that led to his arrest, told Ansa news agency he was there for “some therapy”.
Arrest of elderly mafia leader managed to escape many times His successful disappearance by appealing to the police prompted a series of immediate reactions from political representatives. “We did not surrender to the mafia. This is a victory for the State,” he said. first minister, Giorgia Melony. “A historic result” fight against the mafiaAdded Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi.
state matter
Gangster arrest Another phase closes in the fight against Cosa Nostra From Italy, a country that makes hunting of Messina Denaro a pastime a state matter. In fact, the gangster who is also one of the most wanted criminals in the world, FBI WEDuring his long criminal career, he was convicted of various crimes, among others. dozens of murderslike the little one Giuseppe DiMateo, 11 year old boy He said he was killed and dissolved in acid in 1996 to punish his father for deciding to cooperate with the police.
Messina Denaro was also found guilty for his role in one of the last sentences against which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. in the 1992 bombings The event that ended the lives of two famous judges, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.