Who was Matteo Messina Denaro, a fugitive Sicilian godfather, whose arrest ended a 30-year manhunt?

Matteo Messina: The fall of Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss

The mobster, who had been on the run for 30 years, was arrested just six miles from the Sicilian town where he was born and raised

Matteo Messina Denaro: How Mafia boss was caught on a visit to a clinic

Italian police arrested Matteo Messina Denaro as he walked from a clinic to a cafe.

Italy's infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested: His life reminds of a crime novel

The 60-year-old went into hiding in 1993 and was involved in the planning of the 1992 murders of anti-mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino - crimes that shocked the nation and sparked a crackdown that led to Riina's arrest in 1993.

Who is Messina Denaro, Italy’s Mafia boss caught after 30 years?

And why did his arrest take so long?

Most wanted Italian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tweeted: "A great victory for the state, which demonstrates that it does not give up in the face of the Mafia."

Messina Denaro Arrested: Italy’s Most Wanted Mafia Boss Arrested in Sicily

After 30 years on the run, Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily, police said. Matteo Denaro was arrested from a private health clinic in Palermo possibly set to undergo plastic surgery, a CNN report said quoting prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia as saying on Monday. Messina Denaro Arrested: Italy’s Most Wanted Mafia Boss Arrested in Sicily.