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Mafia-linked fugitive arrested in Bali after 7 years on the lam
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Antonio Strangio (in orange uniform) is escorted away by officers at the Bali Police headquarters in Denpasar on Feb. 8, 2023. The Italian-Australian national has been on the run from the police since 2016 for his alleged involvement in the illegal trade of 160 kilograms of marijuana. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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talian mafia-linked fugitive Antonio Strangio, who has been on the run from international police since 2016 for drug trafficking and production, was arrested last week in Bali, the local police have announced.
The 32-year-old was detained at Ngurah Rai International Airport late on Feb. 2, just as he was about to return to Australia, where he has citizenship and from which he could not have been extradited. He had flown in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“He was transiting in Bali, and we made the arrest about two hours before his flight was set to depart to Australia,” police investigator Adj. Chief Commr. Ni Luh Kompiang Srinadi told journalists in Denpasar on Wednesday.
Strangio, who is linked to the notorious ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group from Italy, was nabbed by immigration officers when his arrival was flagged by the immigration system, Kompiang said.
“He is on Interpol’s red notice because he illegally traded 160 kilograms of marijuana,” she added.
Strangio’s detention was only made public on Wednesday but occurred the same day that convicted killer Edgardo Greco was arrested in France, AFP reported.
Greco, 63, is another suspected member of the ‘Ndrangheta and had been on the run since 2006.
