On-the-run Mafia boss captured in Italy

An Italian mafia boss on the run for over two years has been captured by police in Sicily.

File image of Italian police

File image of Italian police Source: AAP

A Mafia boss has been arrested in Italy after being on the run since 2014.

Italian police tweeted that Andrea Nizza, one of the 100 most wanted criminals in Italy, had been picked up in Sicily.

Italian news agency ANSA said the 30-year-old had been in hiding since 2014. He was the head of an armed wing of the Mafia clan Santapaola and had been sentenced to several years in prison.

Nizza is suspected of involvement in a major drug trafficking ring.

ANSA said police had also arrested two of Nizza's friends, who had rented the house where he was hiding.

Nizza's brother has been helping the police and could have led them to him, ANSA added.

 


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