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Messina Denaro, the colonel who arrested him: “We didn’t put handcuffs on him”

“My men and I were on his trail for at least 8 yearsthe”. Colonel Lucio Arcidiacono led his team in search of the boss Matteo Messina Denaro, arrested yesterday morning and a fugitive for 30 years, first in the anti-crime department of Palermo and then as commander of the first investigative department which is dedicated precisely to the search for the great fugitives. Thanks to interceptions and tailings, the team realized that the man who said his name was Andrea Bonafede was, in reality, the super fugitive of Cosa Nostra.

«It all started around 6.30. We knew that Bonafede would go to the clinic, but we weren’t sure who was behind that name. He arrived aboard a white Fiat Bravo and immediately went to reception », explained the colonel – who has been in the Arma since 28 October 1993 – to Courier. The boss «goes out onto a side street around 8.20, probably heading to a little bar to have breakfast. As soon as he saw that there was confusion and the blocked traffic he just turned back on the same road, but my men were on the other side as well ».

The resemblance to mugshots and identikits is overwhelming, and leaves no doubt. «When I saw it I recognized it right away» reports the Archdeacon. «I qualified and told him if he was Messina Denaro. And he: “You know who I am”. Then he explicitly confirmed it to us ». And again: «he He seemed a completely different person compared to the stereotype of the mafioso. He speaks quite well, has a very calm and calm tone of voice. We gave him water and we asked him if he needed to eat anything to take his meds. He told us he didn’t need to.”

Handcuffs were not placed in Messina Denaro. “There are rules and they must be respected. Otherwise we don’t do our job. He also thanked us for how we treated him and perhaps he also realized the great work done to capture him ».

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Source: Vanity Fair

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