Vincenzo La Porta, one of Italy's most dangerous fugitives, had been evading police for years. That all changed when he decided to celebrate his football team's championship win.
Police tracked down La Porta after spotting him in a photo celebrating Napoli's Serie A championship win.Italian Police have tracked down one of the country's most dangerous fugitives after he was caught celebrating his football team's championship win.
La Porta was spotted in a photo of fans celebrating at a restaurant on the Greek island of Corfu after Napoli won its first Serie A title in 33 years in June.“Betraying him was his passion for football and for the Napoli team,’' the Naples Carabinieri police said in a statement. "With the championship victory, La Porta couldn’t resist celebrating.”
His lawyer, Athanassios Giannakouris, told the Associated Press he had started a new life in Greece and had been working as a chef to support his family.
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