Italian former ‘Ndrangheta boss Domenico Paviglianiti arrested in Spain
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Italian and Spanish police have arrested Domenico Paviglianiti, the former “boss of the bosses” of the ‘ndrangheta mafia, in Madrid, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday.
🚩Agentes de la @policia han detenido en #Madrid al máximo responsable de la Ndrangueta calabresa
Han intervenido:
🔸Documentación portuguesa falsa 🔸6 teléfonos móviles 🔸Casi 6.000€ en efectivo
Spanish police shared a video of the Tuesday arrest of the “head of the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta.” The 60-year-old is “considered one of the most wanted fugitives in Italy,” the tweet added.
They also found false Portuguese documentation, six mobile phones and almost €6,000 ($7,100) in cash during a search of his residence.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 80s, but his sentence was later reduced to 30 years. He was released in October 2019 due to a mistake in his sentencing at which point he left Italy and fled to Spain.
After his release “the now detained man drove around in an armoured vehicle out of fear of being hit by a gang attack and his criminal activities allegedly focused on trafficking weapons and drugs,” a statement from the Spanish interior ministry said.
A police investigation tracked down the fugitive through family members living in Barcelona where he had stayed for several months. He was then found in Madrid where he had set up his permanent residence, and arrested, Spanish broadcaster Telemadrid reported.
