Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy's most wanted man, arrested in Sicily - CNN

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Matteo Messina Denaro, 1 of the bosses of the Cosa Nostra Mafia successful Sicily and Italy’s astir wanted man, has been arrested by constabulary portion being treated successful a backstage wellness session successful Palermo, authoritative Maurizio de Lucia said Monday.

He had been a fugitive since 1993 and was considered by Europol 1 of the astir wanted men successful Europe, de Lucia told CNN.

Denaro was sentenced to beingness successful situation successful absentia successful 1992 for his relation successful the murders of anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, and is thought to beryllium liable for dozens of Mafia-related murders.

Known arsenic Diabolik, helium is regarded arsenic 1 of the successors of Bernardo Provenzano, who was arrested extracurricular Corleone, Sicily, successful April 2006.

He was taken into custody during a raid carried retired by specialized agents with the anti-Mafia Carabinieri successful the aboriginal hours of the morning.

A suspected sighting of him successful September 2021 led to a manhunt and hundreds of tips, the authoritative said.

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