1 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18
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BADFELLAS: Italian mafia boss arrested in Costa del Sol pizzeria

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AN ‘important’ Italian mafia leader has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. 

In cooperation with Italian cops, Policia Nacional picked up the suspect in Benalmadena in a raid last week.

Thought to be a leading member of the Calabrian Mafia, the suspect, referred to only as C.P, is wanted in his home country for international drug trafficking.

Born in Caulonia in 1948, the gangman is facing 24 years behind bars.

He was arrested at pizzeria in Benalmadena on November 21 at 11pm.

He was arrested in Benalmadena

Some 12 other associates were also arrested simultaneously in Italy.

The operation started back in 2012.

The boss picked up on the Costa del Sol was part of a criminal organization dedicated to international trafficking of large quantities of hashish and ‘had weapons available.’

It comes after his brother was arrested for the same crime on June 10, 2014, also in Benalmádena.

The brothers remained in touch, and were able to advise and update each other on the business.

The brother arrested last week was also in charge of collecting and distributing the drug money.

The detainee is being held in Madrid before being extradited to Italy.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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