Italian Mafia News: Raduano and Troiano Captured After Years on the Run

In a major blow to organized crime, Italian authorities have finally captured two dangerous fugitives, Marco Raduano and his right-hand man Gianluigi Troiano, who had been on the run for years. Raduano, 40, was the boss of the rural Gargano clan operating within the Fourth Mafia, Italy's most violent organized crime syndicate.

Raduano was accused of multiple crimes, including murder, drug trafficking, and extortion racket. He had escaped from a heavily secured prison in Nuoro, Sardinia, in February 2023 by using bedsheets to scale down the walls. Troiano, an 'underboss and organiser', had also been on the run after escaping from house arrest not far from Foggia in September 2021.

The two fugitives were found in Otura, a small town near Granada, Spain, where Raduano was living frugally under false papers using a stolen vehicle. Troiano was also implicated in one of the murder incidents in Foggia in 2017.

Raduano's capture is seen as an embarrassing moment for Italian authorities, highlighting the power and reach of the Fourth Mafia. He had been serving a 24-year prison sentence for his crimes before escaping from prison.

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi hailed the arrest, saying that it represented another major blow to organized crime. The capture of Raduano and Troiano is expected to send a strong message to other fugitives that they will not be able to evade justice forever.

Raduano was arrested on Thursday evening in Aleria, Corsica, while dining with a young woman. His close aide, Gianluigi Troiano, was also detained near Granada in southern Spain. The two men are now set to serve prison sentences of nine years and two months each for their crimes.

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