World News | Indonesian police deport mafia fugitive back to Italy

Denpasar (Indonesia), Feb. 19 (AP) – Indonesian police said Sunday they will escort an Italian-Australian fugitive back to Italy after seven years on the loose for drug trafficking and organized crime on the Indonesian tourist island. Bali was arrested.

Antonio Strangio, 32, was on Interpol’s “red notice” list when he was stopped and detained in Bali after arriving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 3 .

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Bali police spokesman Satake Bayu Setianto declined to say, citing security concerns, when Strangio would be deported to Italy, where he is wanted for trafficking 160 kilograms (352 pounds) of marijuana.

The suspect was shown to reporters at an airport news conference held by police and was escorted to the departure hall on Sunday afternoon.

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Stranggio is allegedly linked to the “Ndrangheta” mafia, which Italian prosecutors believe is the most important criminal organization in the Western world.

“As far as the ‘Ndrangheta’ itself is concerned, there are special operations among European countries, and all its members are red notices and must stand trial in their respective countries,” Anggaito Hadi Prabowo, an official with the Indonesian National Police’s International Relations Division, told reporter. (Associated Press)

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