Italian Police Capture Fugitive Mob Boss Sought for 20 Years

ROME (AP) — Italian police say they have captured a convicted 'ndrangheta mob boss in his bed in a countryside hideout after 20 years on the run.

Carabiniere Col. Lorenzo Falferi says Italy's second most sought-after fugitive, Ernesto Fazzalari, was arrested Sunday in the hamlet of Molochio in the southern region of Calabria.

Ecco come è stato catturato Ernesto #Fazzalari, latitante della 'ndrangheta - FOTO - VIDEO https://t.co/3bqvuZm4Cs pic.twitter.com/fKjrd6t0Yu

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He described him as the most dangerous fugitive from the fold of the 'ndrangheta, one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.

Authorities say Fazzalari was sleeping, alongside a woman, and didn't resist capture.

Arrestato il boss Ernesto Fazzalari, latitante da 20 anni. La gioia di #Renzi e Alfano.… https://t.co/JoWZJ9JUUY pic.twitter.com/5R3TKZS7gU

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Falfieri said Fazzalari has been convicted of two murders, attempted murder, extortion and being a member of a Mafia-like organization and other crimes. Fazzalari, 46, has been sentenced to life in prison.

The No. 1 wanted fugitive is Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilian Cosa Nostra chieftain.