He is one of the most wanted Italian mafia.
One of the most wanted Italian mafia Rocco Morabito, who had been hiding from law enforcement for 23 years, was arrested in Uruguay.
Police arrested 50-year-old Morabito, one of the bosses of the criminal group of the Ndrangheta, the hotel of the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo.
According to police, Morabito, while he was being sought by Italian police, lived in the resort town of Punta del este, using a fake passport. Authorities in Uruguay say that Morabito has lived in Punta del este for more than 10 years.
In Italy Morabito accuse of the organization of mafia groups and drug smuggling.
Morabito, who was responsible for the smuggling of drugs from South America to Italy, was called “cocaine king Milan”.
Group of the Ndrangheta controls a significant portion of the cocaine trade. According to police, Morabito is responsible for smuggling at least several hundred kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to Italy.
During a search of the house Rocco Morabito in Punta del este, the police seized the rifle of caliber of 9 mm, 13 mobile phones, as well as 150 photos Morabito passport – many of these photos looks mobsters were significantly altered.
Police also detained the wife of a mobster.
According to the lawyer Morabito, his client since 1994 lived a normal life and was not connected with the criminal world.
Now Rocco Morabito remains in Uruguay in custody. In Uruguay he is accused of forgery. As expected, within a few months Morabito will be extradited to Italy.
In January last year, Italian police arrested on the South of the country, the two leaders Ndrangheta, Giuseppe Ferraro and Giuseppe Crea, who was on the run for 18 years.
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