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Wanted mafia boss (45) arrested in Italy

byFranco Vandevelde
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29 May 2025 09h12
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At Milan-Malpensa airport, Italian police have arrested a 45-year-old man from Belgium.

The Belgian mafia boss had been on the run for six months. And it turns out he was no small fry. The 45-year-old Belgian is considered the leader of an international criminal organisation involved worldwide in both drug trafficking and money laundering. For example, he was the mastermind behind a massive VAT fraud worth 1.3 billion euros. His criminal organisation was involved, among other things, in drug trafficking and money laundering, and operated from Singapore, Dubai, Italy, Switzerland and several other European countries.

The Belgian was apprehended on 26 May at the Italian airport when he arrived from Albania. According to the European Public Prosecutor's Office, he came to turn himself in.

(FVDV - Source: Milano Today - Illustrative photo: ©Unsplash)

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