Fugitive Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil
25 May 2021
Rocco Morabito is one of Italy’s most wanted fugitives, convicted of drug trafficking and with links to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia.
Italian police were involved in the investigation to arrest Rocco Morabito in Brazil, with INTERPOL coordinating information sharing and liaison between the participating authorities and the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus in Italy and Brazil. The fugitive was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice for persons wanted internationally.
A joint INTERPOL and Italian initiative, I-CAN coordinates an international law enforcement approach against the 'Ndrangheta by leveraging INTERPOL’s global capabilities and analytical tools to share expertise, intelligence and best practices.
Italy’s Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said: "The arrest of Rocco Morabito is an extraordinary result that demonstrates the ability of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies to effectively combat organized crime and its international ramifications thanks to the fruitful and intense police collaboration developed under the I-CAN project, promoted and financed by the Ministry of the Interior and led by INTERPOL under Secretary General Jürgen Stock to intensify the joint effort in the fight against the 'Ndrangheta and all its illegal transnational interests.”
I-CAN is a three-year (2020-2023) initiative bringing together selected countries for a new level of multilateral police cooperation against the ‘Ndrangheta, one of the largest mafia networks in the world with ties to the cocaine trade bound for Europe from South America.
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https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/Fugitive-Italian-mafia-boss-arrested-in-Brazil
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Italy's 'king of cocaine' mob boss Rocco Morabito arrested in Brazil
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Italian mob boss Rocco Morabito was arrested Monday in northeast Brazil, police said, almost two years after his escape from a prison in Uruguay where he was awaiting extradition to Italy
Morabito, considered a "capo" or captain of the 'Ndrangheta group, was captured in the city of Joao Pessoa along with another Italian "outlaw" as a result of a joint investigation with Italy, Brazil's federal police said in a statement.
Morabito is wanted in Italy on charges of drug trafficking.
"There are records of Rocco Morabito's involvement in... drug trafficking between Brazil and Europe since the 1990s," said the Brazilian police.
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court had issued an arrest warrant.
Dubbed "the king of cocaine," Morabito has been wanted since 1995 by the Italian justice system, which accuses him of illicit association and drug trafficking.
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https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210525-italian-king-of-cocaine-mob-boss-morabito-arrested-in-brazil
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Rocco Morabito: Italian fugitive arrested in Brazil
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Rocco Morabito escaped through a prison roof in 2019
Brazilian police have arrested fugitive Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito in the north-eastern city of João Pessoa.
Known as the "cocaine king of Milan", the suspected head of the 'Ndrangheta crime gang has been one of Italy's most wanted fugitives since 1994.
Morabito was arrested in Uruguay in 2017, but escaped from jail two years later while awaiting extradition to Italy.
He has been sentenced to 30 years in absentia by an Italian court.
Italian mafia boss escapes from Uruguayan prison
Morabito was arrested at a hotel on Monday, the Brazilian justice ministry said in a statement. Two other foreigners, including another Italian, were also arrested.
The ministry said Morabito "was considered the second most wanted criminal in Italy and accused of involvement with the 'Ndrangheta, considered one of the largest and most powerful criminal organisations in the world".
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57239520
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Rocco Morabito, the “king” of cocaine in Milan
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Rocco Morabito, the “king” of cocaine in MilanRocco Morabito, the “king” of cocaine in Milan
The “king” of cocaine in Milan is back in prison. The carabinieri del Ros had been on his trail since 2019, when Rocco Morabito – this is his name – managed to escape together with three other inmates from the terrace of the ‘Central’ prison in Montevideo, Uruguay, perhaps thanks to the help of members of the Bellocco residents between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Since then Morabito, the main point of reference for drug trafficking cartels, had become number two among the most wanted fugitives. Investigators have tracked him throughout South America.
Who is Rocco Morabito
Rocco Morabito is considered to be the number one broker who manages cocaine trafficking for South American cartels. The FBI and Dea also collaborated in his capture. To act, together with the Ros, the carabinieri of the group of Locri (Reggio Calabria) and the provincial commands of Reggio Calabria and Turin and the men of the central police cooperation service – Ican project, of the Brazilian federal police.
Morabito, a native of Africo, was traced in Joao Pessoa together with another drug trafficker, Vincenzo Pasquino, from Turin: the first is included in the lists of the most dangerous fugitives belonging to the “special research program” and the second in that of fugitives dangerous documents drawn up by the Ministry of the Interior.
The King of cocaine in Milan
Morabito is accused of having been part of a drug trafficking group between 1988 and 1994, in which he organized the transport of drugs to Italy and distribution in Milan. The Ministry of the Interior of the Uruguayan country also cites the cases of trafficking “in 1993 of 32 kg of cocaine in Italy, an operation that failed due to the capture of a trafficker in France, and of 592 kg in 1992 from Brazil to Italy, confiscated drug in the latter country “. Lastly, one remembers an operation the following year with 630 kg of cocaine.
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https://www.italy24news.com/local/65129.html
