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Posted on Aug 6, 2023
Italian fugitive Vincenzo La Porta caught in Greece thanks to football photo
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One of Italy's most dangerous fugitives has been caught in Greece after a photo of him cheering on his football team gave away his whereabouts.
Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples.
He has been on the run for 11 years - but earlier this year was spotted in a photo of fans celebrating in Greece.
The Naples Carabinieri police said: "What betrayed him was his passion for football and for the Napoli."
Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples.
He has been on the run for 11 years - but earlier this year was spotted in a photo of fans celebrating in Greece.
The Naples Carabinieri police said: "What betrayed him was his passion for football and for the Napoli."
Italian fugitive Vincenzo La Porta caught in Greece thanks to football photo
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The authorities were relentless in their pursuit of La Porta, tracking his financial and online movements closely and "waited for him to make a misstep".
Back in May, La Porta could not contain his excitement when Napoli won its first Serie A title after 33 years.
The police spotted him in a photo outside a Corfu restaurant among Napoli fans donning a baseball cap and waving the team's sky blue and white colours.
The investigators knew they had their man and followed him to Greece.
With a little help from their Greek colleagues, they arrested him on Friday, the Greek police said.
In January, this year, an Italian mafia boss who was on the run for decades was arrested after a Google Maps sighting."
..."The authorities were relentless in their pursuit of La Porta, tracking his financial and online movements closely and "waited for him to make a misstep".
Back in May, La Porta could not contain his excitement when Napoli won its first Serie A title after 33 years.
The police spotted him in a photo outside a Corfu restaurant among Napoli fans donning a baseball cap and waving the team's sky blue and white colours.
The investigators knew they had their man and followed him to Greece.
With a little help from their Greek colleagues, they arrested him on Friday, the Greek police said.
In January, this year, an Italian mafia boss who was on the run for decades was arrested after a Google Maps sighting."
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