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Venezuela
Detains Italian Drug Lord
Caracas - Venezuela has detained
an Italian drug lord, one of the five most wanted
men by the Interpol in Europe, Venezuela's Interior
and Justice Ministry said on Sunday.
"The Corps of Scientific, Penal and Criminal
Investigation (CICPC) detained on Saturday night
Italian citizen Salvatore Miceli," Minister Tarek El
Alssami told state-owned Venezolana de Television (VTV).
Miceli, 63, has been wanted in Italy on drug
trafficking charges since 2001.
"He is one of the five most wanted men in Europe for
trafficking heroin, morphine and cocaine," Aissami
said.
He did not give details of Miceli's capture, but
said the capture "was done due to many intelligence
works."
According to the minister, Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez has ordered Miceli's deportation to Italy,
but did not mention when this would happen. |
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