Italian police raided early Tuesday morning the modest hideout of Italy’s most wanted mafia godfather, Matteo Messina Denaroarrested on Monday in Palermo after 30 years on the run, who led a normal life surrounded by designer clothes and perfumes.
The hiding place of Messina Denaro, 60, known for being a bloodthirsty godfather, was in Campobello di Mazara, a town of 10,000 inhabitants10 kilometers from his hometown Castelvetrano, in the province of Trapani, where his late father was feared for leading the local mafia.
The police checked the two-story building, painted yellow and entered the apartment where the godfather was staying, according to the images to which they have had access. AFP.
The investigators, who found no weapons, instead they found a collection of expensive perfumes and luxury clothing from various brands.
The small building was left under permanent police surveillance that prevents them from approaching.
The mafia boss had lived in that place for at least six months, in a renovated apartment, “which demonstrates the good economic conditions of the fugitive. With refined furniture, of a high standard, but not luxury” revealed to the press the provincial commander of the Trapani carabinieri, Fabio Bottino.
“Investigations are underway. analyzing the biological fingerprints, looking for the nooks and crannies Where could I hide documentation? A job that will take several days, ”she explained.
Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested on Monday at a clinic in Palermo where he was undergoing cancer treatment under a false name, was transferred at night aboard a military helicopter to the Abruzzo regionto the center of Italy, to a high security prison.
the invisible kingpin
The last godfather of Cosa Nostra, who was a ruthless and invisible kingpin, led a multi-billion dollar organization thanks to its ramifications in various sectors, from drug dealing to real estate, wind power and gambling on-line.
Matteo Messina Denaro follows in the footsteps of the historical godfathers of Cosa Nostra, Toto Riina and Bernardo Provenzano, who died in prison in 2017 and 2016 respectively.
Leader of the new generation that took over from the old godfathers, the “prince of Trapani”, as they used to call him, had a real passion for luxury and gold watches.
In fact, he was very well dressed and wore a watch valued at between 30 and 35,000 euros, said those responsible for his capture. according to the newspaper Il Messenger He has a fortune of about 4,000 million euros thanks to his million-dollar illegal and legal businesses.
“Now we are going to investigate this ‘mafia bourgeoisie’ that has protected him in all these years,” Maurizio De Lucia, Palermo’s chief prosecutor, announced Monday during a press conference.
For now, the investigations are focused on the network that guaranteed him stay hidden quiet for 30 years. Among them is the doctor who treated him as a cancer patient, Alfonso Tumbarello, 70 years old.
Many wonder if the Godfather will reveal the Sicilian Mafia’s darkest secrets, like the 1990s bombings that rocked Italy and transformed the criminal organization forever.
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In the list prepared by the Ministry of the Interior of the six most wanted criminals in ItalyMatteo Messina Denaro, born in April 1962, was in first place.
Sentenced in absentia in 2000 to life imprisonment for murder, in 2020 he was sentenced again for the attack on anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, murdered by order of the Cosa Nostra leadership in 1992. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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