Police from Naples working
together with Spain's Guardia Civil arrested fugitive Camorra
boss Lucio Morrone, 53, in Spain on Monday.
Morrone, who was on Italy's list of the 100 most dangerous
fugitives, was wanted for a 2010 drug conviction of more than
four years in prison, and for a 2013 conviction for drug
trafficking carrying a sentence of 20 years in prison.
Marrone is considered the head of the "Teste Matte" (Crazy
Heads) criminal organization, which investigators say derives
from the Mariano clan of the Camorra and is allegedly in charge
of illicit operations in Naples' Spagnoli area in the historic
centre.
Italian police worked with Spanish authorities to trace
Marrone to Benalmadena, a town on Spain's southwest coast
between the cities of Malaga and Marbella.
They arrested him in a post office there as he was picking
up a money transfer from Naples.
Marrone allegedly provided false documents in an attempt to
escape arrest, but then surrendered when he heard the word
"carabinieri", Italy's military police.
Undersecretary of Defense Gioacchino Alfano praised Naples'
carabinieri on the operation.
"Once again, legality and justice have prevailed over
deceit and criminality," Alfano said.
"For this umpteenth success I congratulate the Naples
police and investigative teams, who have shown that they never
give up," he said.
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