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SAN PEDRO - CIRO FIGARO, listed as one of Italy’s most wanted and dangerous men, was arrested last week in San Pedro Alcantara. He did not resist arrest, and at the same time, the son of another mafia boss who allegedly owed him money, Ciro Russo, who he was holding in San Pedro Alcantara against his will, was freed.
SAN PEDRO - CIRO FIGARO, listed as one of Italy’s most wanted and dangerous men, was arrested last week in San Pedro Alcantara. He did not resist arrest, and at the same time, the son of another mafia boss who allegedly owed him money, Ciro Russo, who he was holding in San Pedro Alcantara against his will, was freed.
Apparently Figaro, who belongs to the Mazzarella clan, was leading a reasonably quiet life on a Marbella urbanization.
He had an arrest warrant on his name since 2007 and was believed to have set up his HQ in Malaga, from where he controlled the clan, which mainly dealt in drugs. He had an 11-year prison sentence pending for manslaughter, drug dealing and weapons possession.
The police had him under surveillance since January.
When he was arrested, in a joint operation between Spanish and Italian police and Interpol, he was with two other people, aged 30 and 60, who were also detained, and further arrests have not been ruled out.
Figaro was taken before the National Court as there is an extradition order against him.
Documents found by the police prove that he was running drugs between Spain and Italy, thanks to numerous contacts in North Africa. It is hoped that this discovery will lead to other members of different mafia gangs on the Costa del Sol, as well as preventing others from setting up operations in the area.
