Asunción, November 22 (Prensa Latina) Italian drug trafficker and fugitive Gianni Casalini, arrested the day before by Paraguayan Interpol officers, was living normally in this South American country, authorities told local newspaper ABC Color today.
The agents of the International Criminal Police Organization arrested this Tuesday in downtown San Lorenzo the criminal wanted in his country for three convictions related to drug trafficking, threats, assault, sexual exploitation, child pornography and prostitution, explained the head of this unit in the country, Commissioner Juan Pereira.
Casalini (53 years old), who operated without restrictions in Paraguay despite his refugee status, entered the country in 2022, founded a trading company and married a compatriot while wanted by the Italian justice system, the official explained.
“He was able to establish himself with a company, he had a winery. He was even married to a Paraguayan woman and carried out his normal activities as a merchant. After investigations, we managed to find him,” emphasized Pereira.
The detainee will now undergo the appropriate procedures for his extradition to his country of origin, where he will serve the three sentences he owes to the Italian justice system, a total of 10 years, two months and 29 days, said the local Interpol agent.
Local media recall that Paraguay has traditionally served as a haven for drug trafficking gang leaders and other international criminals from other countries, particularly from neighboring Brazil.
The InSight Crime Foundation, dedicated to investigating and investigating threats to national and citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean, estimates that the Guaraní nation is becoming a popular target for organized crime and is being used as a base of operations by human traffickers. and gangs from neighboring countries.
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