Member of Italy's Camorra arrested in Portugal after 20 years on the run

Member of Italy's Camorra arrested in Portugal after 20 years on the run
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Portugal's criminal police agency PJ said on Saturday it arrested a member of Italy's Camorra crime group who has been on the run for two decades. PJ said in a statement it made the arrest in the country's northern region and that the member of the Camorra, as the Naples version of the mafia is known, was the target of a European arrest warrant.

Twenty years ago, the 69-year-old male was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for drug trafficking but absconded and has been wanted by Italian authorities ever since, PJ said. He has appeared before a Portuguese judge and will remain in jail until he is extradited.

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