Luigi Belvedere has been arrested in Medellín after almost four years on the run in Colombia.

One of Europe's most wanted men, Marco Raduano, used knotted bed sheets to scale the prison walls in 2023.

The three-year court case illustrated the mob's broad influence over society in southern Italy.

While decades of prosecutions weakened the US and Italian mafia, transatlantic relations remain strong.

The suspects, arrested on racketeering and other charges, are allegedly part of the Gambino crime family.

The 61-year-old, who spent decades on the run, boasted that he could "fill a cemetery" with his victims.

Vincenzo La Porta has been on the run for 11 years but was tracked down to Greece by police.

The sting was part of a wider operation to crack down on crimes including fraud and drug-trafficking.