Extradited Drug Lord Returns to Italy to Serve 30-year Sentence

Rocco Morabito (pixellated), a fugitive drug lord with ties to the powerful 'Ndrangheta criminal gang, lands at Ciampino airport after being extradited from Brazil, in this screengrab taken from a video, near Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2022. Carabinieri military police handout/Handout via Reuters

ROME—Rocco Morabito, the second most-wanted fugitive in Italy and a bigwig in the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia, was flown to Rome on Wednesday after being extradited from Brazil ending some 28 years on the run.

Morabito, who was arrested in Brazil in May 2021, will now serve a 30-year prison sentence for various drug offenses.