RCMP nabs Italian fugitive

Suspected Mafia leader wanted for drug trafficking arrested in Markham Be the first to comment on this article... Dan Robson Staff Reporter A man identified by Italian investigators as one of the kings of international drug trafficking was arrested in Markham on Thursday, after allegedly living illegally in Canada for the last three years. Giuseppe Coluccio, 41 – one of Italy's most wanted men and a suspected leader of the 'Ndrangheta Mafia – was living in a condo on Toronto's downtown lakeshore, said RCMP Sgt. Marc LaPorte. Italian news media reported that about $1 million in readily-negotiable travellers cheques was found hidden behind a wardrobe in Coluccio's condo after his arrest. On Thursday, the RCMP followed Coluccio from his condo to a strip mall in Markham where they executed a "high risk" takedown and arrest just... [read full story]