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ROME, Italy (AP) \u2014 Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised law enforcement officials Saturday evening following the capture of a suspected organized crime leader who had been among the country’s most sought-after fugitives.<\/p>

Police announced they had taken Roberto Mazzarella, 48, into custody during Friday’s operation at a luxury residence along the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. Investigators say he had allegedly secured the upscale property using fraudulent identification documents.<\/p>

Speaking from her current diplomatic trip through Gulf nations, Meloni characterized Mazzarella’s capture as “an important blow against the Camorra,” the infamous criminal syndicate that has its roots in Naples.<\/p>

“This sends a clear message that the state will not back down,” Meloni stated in a social media message.<\/p>

Mazzarella faces charges related to a deadly 2000 shooting incident that occurred at a delicatessen in downtown Naples.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italian authorities captured Roberto Mazzarella, a top fugitive from the notorious Camorra crime organization, during a Friday raid at a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the arrest a significant victory against organized crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775338555925.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cjj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51919,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/trump-criticizes-italian-pm-meloni-calls-her-lacking-in-courage\/","url_meta":{"origin":47325,"position":0},"title":"Trump Criticizes Italian PM Meloni, Calls Her Lacking in Courage","author":"Admin","date":"April 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Trump publicly criticized Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a newspaper interview, expressing disappointment with her leadership. 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