Brazil Extradites Alleged Mafia Drug Trafficker to Italy

On July 10, 1993, the Brazil Federal Police reported that Vicenzo Curcelli, an alleged Italian drug trafficker and member of the Mafia, had been extradited to Italy. Curcelli had avoided a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment after his conviction in Italy and his release on probation through his flight to Brazil. When the Italian authorities learned that Curcelli was held in custody in the city of Belo Horizonte, they requested his extradition…[more]