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Sunday, September 29
Italy announces the arrest of one of its most wanted and elusive criminals
Italy arrested this Saturday one of its most wanted criminals, the Sardinian Graziano Messina , fugitive since his conviction for international drug trafficking in 2020 Y famous for his multiple evasions , well tried to break out of jail more than 20 times throughout his life.
Messina, from 79 years, he was wanted since in July of 2020 eluded the prison ordered by the Supreme Court for the crime of belonging to a criminal association directed at international drug trafficking , report the Carabineros.
It was found in the town of Desulo (Sardinia, south), hidden in the home of a couple who are being inve stigada.
This is the most famous bandit in Sardinia , almost legendary in his hometown, Orgosolo , since he always managed to escape from the forces of order and escape from jail, where he was destined to spend a large part of his life.
Penultimate among the 11 sons of a pastor, Grazianeddu, as he is known, was arrested for the first time with 14 years, in 1956, after steal a rifle, according to the media.
A began like this succession of convictions for multiple crimes and imprisonment, but also for escapes that made him famous: inten to escape on 36 times, and on 10 He succeeded, a skill that made him the most elusive criminal.
In 1962 took advantage of a prison transfer to jump from a moving train, he was captured a few hours later , but in that same year he took advantage of a hospital admission to disappear, hiding for two days in a pipe.
In 1966 he jumped from the walls of the San Sebastiano de Sassari prison and escaped with the Spanish Falangist Miguel Atienza and later disguised himself as a priest to hide among the people Before going to the Orgosolo mount, informs the AGI agency.
In 1966, after spending almost his entire life in prison, he obtained the grace of the then President of the Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and returned to live in his Natal Sardinia.
But in June 2013 was again arrested by drug traffickers o international , in collaboration with the violent Calabrian clans, and in 2018 the Supreme Court confirmed his sentence and revoked the grace. During this year and a half on the run, he has lost two sisters and a nephew to covid – 19.
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