Top Italian Drug Dealer Arrested In Brazil After 5 Years On Run

After five years on the run, one of Italy’s top cocaine dealers has been arrested in São Paulo, Brazil, along with his son, The Guardian reports. Nicola Assisi, 61, a member of the Calabrian organized crime group ’Ndrangheta was arrested on Monday by Brazilian federal police, with his son Patrick, 36, who is also accused of drug trafficking. They were detained at a luxury seaside apartment in São Paulo state and are being held in an undisclosed location awaiting extradition to Italy, the federal