Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested after 30 years on the run

The 60-year-old was taken to a secret location by police immediately after the arrest, Italian state television reported

Matteo Messina Denaro (Alamy)

Italian paramilitary police say they have arrested convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in a private clinic in Palermo.

Messina Denaro was Italy’s number one fugitive, and he was arrested after 30 years on the run.