VIDEO | Trafficker Luigi Belvedere arrested in Colombia, he had been on the run since 2020

He must serve an 18-year sentence. He acted as an intermediary between the Colombian cartels and some clans of the Casalesi Camorra cartel

ROME – During the night, in Medellin (Colombia), Luigi Belvedere, a fugitive since December 2020 and included in the list of dangerous fugitives of the Ministry of the Interior, was captured, recipient of a definitive imprisonment order to serve a sentence of 18 years, 9 months and 20 days of imprisonment, as well as a further precautionary measure always for the crime of international drug trafficking.

The investigation, coordinated by the District Prosecutor’s Office of Naples and conducted by the Flying Squad of the Caserta Police Headquarters, by the SISCO of Naples and by the SCO, making use of direct collaboration with Colombian investigative bodies and the operational support of EUROPOL, the DCSA and the Service for International Police Cooperation, has made it possible to document the operations of BELVEDERE, a Caserta broker specialized in the illicit importation of cocaine, who acted as an intermediary between the Colombian cartels and some clans of the Casalesi “Camorra cartel”.

In particular, his capture – which also saw the direct participation of investigators from the State Police on a mission in Colombian territory – matured in the context of complex investigations which, also using information extrapolated from a well-known messaging system in collaboration with EUROPOL, made it possible to ascertain his presence in Colombia where he was active in organizing drug shipments from South America to Europe.