The Italian Mobster And Cocaine Baron Was Arrested In Brazil In 2005 For Trafficking Drugs, Only To Be Given 30 Years In An Italian Prison Upon Him Returning To Europe

The mobster Rocco Morabito has arrived on a Con-Air flight from Rio de Janeiro to Rome, after he was sentenced to 17 years in prison for smuggling cocaine.

Morabito was responsible for smuggling tons of cocaine into Milan during the 80s and 90s, before he went on the run and fleeing to Brazil.

It wasn't until 2021 that both Brazilian and Italian authorities found the ex-mobster turned South American drug smuggler, who was arrested in Joao Pessoa for dealing cocaine.

The now 55 year old mob boss will serve a 30 year sentence in an Italian jail for the drug charges booked on him by the Brazilian government, and for creating the Milan Cocaine Ring during the 80s.

Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, and Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, celebrated the successful extradition over the phone.

With both leaders calling his capture, extradition, and incarceration a: “Job well done”.