Member of Italy's Camorra arrested in Portugal after 20 years on the run
Member of Italy's Camorra arrested in Portugal after 20 years on the run
Portugal's criminal police agency PJ said on Saturday it arrested a member of Italy's Camorra crime group who has been on the run for two decades.
PJ said in a statement it made the arrest in the country's northern region and that the member of the Camorra, as the Naples version of the mafia is known, was the target of a European arrest warrant.
Twenty years ago, the 69-year-old male was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for drug trafficking but absconded and has been wanted by Italian authorities ever since, PJ said.
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He has appeared before a Portuguese judge and will remain in jail until he is extradited.
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