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Italian authorities seized more than €200 million in assets linked to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, including 22 real estate properties and luxury resorts, with proceeds traced to drug trafficking reinvested across Europe and beyond; the operation, aided by planes, drones and scanners, resulted in three arrests and aims to hinder the mafia’s posthumous resurgence after Denaro’s 2023 death.
Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy's most notorious mafia boss, has died at the age of 61 after battling colon cancer. Known as the "Last Godfather," he was arrested earlier this year after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro was accused of ordering the killings of anti-Mafia magistrates and was feared for his brutal acts of violence. His arrest was seen as a symbolic victory in Italy's fight against organized crime. Despite his deteriorating health, he refused to provide details of his crimes. The Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia group he was said to lead, remains a significant obstacle to a violence-free Sicily and Italy.
Matteo Messina Denaro, an Italian Mafia boss who spent 30 years on the run before his capture earlier this year, has died at the age of 61. Denaro, known as the "last Godfather," had colon cancer and his condition worsened in recent months. He was convicted in absentia of several crimes, including planning the murders of anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992. Denaro's body is expected to return to Sicily for a private funeral.
Matteo Messina Denaro, a notorious Mafia boss who had been on the run for nearly 30 years, has died while receiving medical treatment in Italy. Known as "Diabolik," he was arrested in January after evading law enforcement since 1993. Messina Denaro was involved in numerous Mafia-related murders and had been given multiple life sentences in absentia. He was considered one of Europe's most wanted men and was the longest-hiding fugitive of the Cosa Nostra. Before his death, cases for high-profile murders and bombings were being brought against him.
Matteo Messina Denaro, a notorious Sicilian Mafia boss who spent three decades on the run, has died in a hospital in central Italy at the age of 61. He had been captured in January after seeking treatment for colon cancer, which led to his arrest. Messina Denaro was known for his involvement in various crimes, including the murder of an anti-Mafia judge and deadly bombings. Despite his arrest, he maintained his silence and denied being a member of the Cosa Nostra.
Italian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured in January after 30 years on the run, is reportedly in a coma due to his advanced colon cancer. Doctors have discontinued life-sustaining measures at his request, stating that he will not recover. Messina Denaro, sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in murders and bombings, was considered Italy's most-wanted fugitive and is blamed for the 1992 car bombings that killed leading anti-mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
Italian police seized a record haul of two tons of cocaine found floating off the east coast of Sicily, with an estimated street value of over 400 million euros. The cocaine is suspected to have been left at sea by a cargo ship for subsequent retrieval and transportation to the mainland by a criminal organization. The drug trade in Italy and much of Europe is dominated by the 'Ndrangheta crime group, based in Calabria, on the Italian mainland near Sicily.