The most wanted mafia boss Messina Denaro arrested in Italy

The most wanted mafia boss in Italy, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run. Over 100 members of the Armed Forces apprehended him at a clinic where he was receiving treatment. Denaro is the head of the notorious Cosa Nostra mafia and has been on the run since 1992.

Denaro was tried and convicted of multiple murders, including the 1993 bomb attacks in Milan, Florence, and Rome, and was sentenced to life in prison in absentia. Additionally, he was known for overseeing racketeering, money laundering, and drug trafficking for Cosa Nostra.

The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro is being hailed as a significant victory for the state by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who thanked the Armed Forces for their efforts in capturing the notorious criminal.