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10 things you need to know about the arrest of Cosa Nostra boss

2023-01-18 18:03:18Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
10 things you need to know about the arrest of Cosa Nostra boss
Matteo Messina Denaro

Where was he hiding, who helped him, why was he being cured and how much is his wealth?

1- Where was Matteo Messina Denaro arrested?

Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested on the street, near a secondary entrance to the La Maddalena clinic. This was explained by the carabinieri of the "Ros" special forces during the press conference on the arrest of the boss of Cosa Nostra. They explained that the operation started when "we were sure that he was inside the clinic".

When caught, Messina Denaro "did not put up any resistance" and "immediately declared who he really was, without presenting the false identity he had used until that moment." When asked if Messina Denaro tried to escape, investigators said they had "not seen any such attempt".

2- Why was he being cured?

The Carabinieri seized all medical records related to the mafia boss. The file contains the entire medical history of the patient operated on in Marsala, first for colon cancer, and then at the Palermo clinic for cancerous metastases spread to the liver.

3- Was he armed?

No, he had no weapon with him. "This was consistent with the profile of the usual patient who goes to a clinic," said deputy prosecutor Paolo Guido. "The boss was well dressed, he had a pleasant appearance. He was wearing luxury clothes and accessories, and from this we can conclude that his economic conditions at this time were not difficult at all," he adds. Only the watch he was holding cost 35,000 euros.

4- Who helped him during the escape?

According to the investigators, there are currently no elements of cooperation on the part of the clinic staff. The documents he used appear genuine at first glance. On the other hand, the investigations have just started. The man who accompanied him is called Giovanni Luppino, and at the moment he has been arrested on the charge of assisting Messina Denaro.

5- Where has he been hiding all these years?

"The fugitive lived in many areas of Italy. Recently in the provinces of Palermo and Trapani", said the prosecutor of Palermo, Maurizio De Lucia.

6- Will he go to jail?

Yes, according to the investigators "at the moment his conditions are compatible with detention in prison". Prison 41 bis is now ready to receive the Messina Denar.

7- What is known about the hiding of the mafia boss?

Many passages have been reconstructed using the small notes the boss used to communicate that were seized by investigators. "With the people I have killed, I can create a cemetery with myself" - he wrote. While the passion for video games in his "free time" comes from the love letters he sent to his girlfriends.

8- What was the name he used as a cover?

Andrea Bonafede, born in Campobello di Mazara (Trapani) on October 23, 1963. This is the identity card of Matteo Messina Denaro, alias Andrea Bonafede, the false name chosen while hiding from justice. The boss lived a few kilometers from his hometown, Castelvetrano, in Campobello di Mazara at via Marsala 54. According to his identity card, he was a "surveyor" by profession. He is 1.78 meters tall, bald and has brown eyes. "None" special sign. The ID card was issued on February 8, 2016, and expires on October 23, 2026.

9- How did you start the mafia activity?

Messina Denaro was born in Castelvetrano (Trapani), in the Belice Valley, in 1962. His father, "Don Ciccio" was the head of the Mafia in Trapani and transformed Cosa Nostra by breaking it from its tradition of infighting over catapult him into the business world. He was bound by a close alliance with the Corleones of Totò Riina. When he was 20, Messina Denaro took an active part, along with the Corleones, in the fight against the rebel families of Marsala and Belice, and became a 'pupil' of Riina.

10- How much is his property?

Determining the true wealth of Matteo Messina Denaro is difficult even for investigators. But according to a calculation based on the income of a life spent between drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering in different sectors, it is thought that the Padrino of Castelvetrano had almost 4 billion euros.

Part of his wealth was amassed from investments in renewables, particularly wind power, a sector overseen by Trapani entrepreneur Vito Nicastri, former Alcamo electrician and pioneer of the green economy in Sicily. Then there is the large-scale construction and distribution sector. / La Stampa


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