In the video .. exciting details about the leader of the Italian "Camorra" gang, who was arrested in Dubai

Italian authorities revealed that Raphael Imperial, the leader of the very dangerous Camor gang, who was arrested by Dubai police, is accused of buying two famous paintings by the international artist Van Gogh stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in the Dutch capital Amsterdam in 2002, as they were found hidden in a house in a farm owned by Imperial near his home in Naples. .

Imperial said in a press interview earlier this year that he bought the two paintings from the thief who stole them because of his passion for arts.

"Imperial is one of the most dangerous drug smugglers and money launderers in the world, and has made huge fortunes from drug sales," Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamborgese said.

While the Spanish authorities confiscated more than 40 houses that Imperial had bought for cash in Spain from drug money, while press reports revealed that the Italian anti-mafia teams had been pursuing him for years and arrested a number of his closest associates who were involved in several cases, including smuggling a huge amount amounting to 1,330 kilograms of Cocaine from Venezuela to Paris.

It revealed that he was running criminal activities from Amsterdam, then moved to Madrid, supervising dozens of drug smuggling operations to Italy, before moving to Dubai, and being arrested by Dubai Police.

Dubai Police announced the leader of one of the most dangerous criminal gangs in the world, the Italian Camorra gang, Rafael Imperial, who is wanted internationally for organized crimes that included drug smuggling, money laundering and arms trafficking, as well as the purchase and possession of stolen international paintings estimated at millions of dollars, including two paintings by the international artist Van Gogh. From his museum in Amsterdam nearly 19 years ago.

Dubai Police revealed that Imperial is one of the most wanted by the Italian security authorities, and an international red notice was issued against him by the International Criminal Police Organization "Interpol". and the Italian authorities on charges of premeditated murder in his home country using an unlicensed firearm, as well as charges of belonging to a criminal gang.

The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri, said that the work teams managed to overthrow the gang leader and revealed his true identity despite his disguise and impersonation of the name "Antonio Rocco", in addition to using various camouflage methods for his keenness not to reveal his case, through his daily movement in more than one car. And choosing to live in an independent residence, in addition to not registering a clear address in the country so as not to be inferred.

Dubai Police explained that the leader of the gang, Rafael Imperial, was born and raised in the Italian city of Naples and belonged to the criminal gang since his childhood and then included in it until he became one of the known leaders in Italy with his criminal history, indicating that he is considered one of the most dangerous and most important drug dealers at the international level, and wanted No. One for the Italian Drug Control Directorate in the Stabia district of Naples.

Al-Marri confirmed

that the arrest of Rafael Imperial, accompanied by the person responsible for the killings, comes within the framework of the continuous efforts of the Dubai Police, with the support and directions of His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in working to combat all forms of international organized crime. Arresting the perpetrators and taking the necessary legal measures against them, in addition to the continuous work to develop deep and solid relations between the United Arab Emirates and various countries of the world in the field of combating organized crime to create safe societies free of narcotic toxins and arms trafficking.

For his part, the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police for Research Affairs Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansoori, said that the arrest of Rafael Imperial, accompanied by Rafael Maurilo, who is responsible for the killings in the criminal gang, came after a continuous and careful follow-up of their movements by a group of officers and members of the General Department of Criminal Investigation and Investigation. And the officers working in the Criminal Data Analysis Center, and the “Eyoon” program, who worked to follow their movements very accurately.

He added that the work teams harnessed the latest artificial intelligence and smart technology that initially contributed to determining the identity of the gang leader and his place of residence, up to the zero hour to control him and then set up his escorts, noting the efforts of all the work teams that contributed to their overthrow with professionalism and high speed.

real identity

The Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation and Investigation, Brigadier General Jamal Al-Jallaf, said that the exceptional and colossal efforts of all the work teams were able to reveal the true identity of the gang leader, "Rafael Imperial", despite his clever method of invisibility and concealment and impersonation of a new name.

He added: "The work teams revealed, through their smart technologies and experience in criminal work, that the gang leader impersonated the name "Antonio Rocco" due to his keenness not to reveal his case, and it was found out to them that he used more than one car in his daily commute to hide his movements, and chose to live in an independent residence to monitor who He is approaching him, in addition to not registering a clear address for him in the country.

all the time

Al-Jallaf pointed out that the work teams placed Rafael Imperial after revealing his true personality under close supervision, and followed all his movements, and his attempts to hide and move in a misleading manner for a whole week and around the clock through its specialized teams and by harnessing the latest artificial intelligence techniques, leading to setting the zero hour to arrest him.

He added that the raid teams raided the residence of Rafael Imperial with high professionalism, and surprised him by discovering his order, and his true identity, which he hid from the world and moved between more than one country, noting that they seized money, hours and valuable collectibles in the residence of the gang leader, including paintings he was keen to collect. .

Brigadier Al Jallaf confirmed that the Dubai Police referred the file of Rafael Imperial, accompanied by the official responsible for the killings in the criminal gang, to the Public Prosecution to take legal measures to extradite them in accordance with international laws followed in this regard.

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- Emirates Today (@emaratalyoum) August 25, 2021

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