The State Police tracked down and arrested Maurizio Valenti, 50 years old, recipient of a prison order from the court of Catania: must serve 10 years and 7 months in prison for criminal association aimed at trafficking in narcotic substances as well as various crimes against property. The man had been untraceable for over a month, leaving his home, where he was already under house arrest. Convicted for various crimes, including criminal conspiracy aimed at drug trafficking and armed robbery, “historically linked to the Cappello-Bonaccorsi clan, also due to his kinship with Concetto Bonaccorsi, already at the top of the Bonaccorsi intesi Carateddi fringe of the mafia clan “, explains the police, Valenti had been arrested in the past as part of various operations of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, the last of which was “Chameleon”, in June 2020, in which the Flying Squad had dealt a severe blow to the structures of top of the Cappello-Bonaccorsi clan. Catturandi investigators had been searching for the fugitive for days, having received news that he had moved away from Cataniabeing able to hide in the city area between San Cristoforo and San Berillo Nuovo, and moving around driving a dark-colored scooter. After days of searching, during yet another stakeout, the police recognized him from a distance, near Corso Indipendenza. At that point, he escaped driving a scooter on which a counterfeit license plate had been applied. A dangerous chase ensued during which two of the police officers from the Squadra Catturandi were forced to ride a scooter down a flight of stairs, falling from the vehicle. Despite the fall, the two police officers managed to cut off the fugitive, block him, and take him to prison.
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