Venezuela deports top Mafia suspect to Italy after capture

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela deported a convicted European drug trafficker dubbed the “Mafia’s foreign minister” to Italy on Tuesday, where he has been wanted on drug smuggling charges since 2001.

Venezuela to deport Italian Mafia’s ‘foreign minister’ captured in Caracas

CARACAS, Venezuela — A convicted European drug trafficker dubbed the “Mafia’s foreign minister” will be deported to Italy after his capture in Caracas in a joint operation by Venezuelan and Italian police, authorities said Tuesday.