Indonesian police to deport mafia fugitive and alleged drug trafficker back to Italy


Antonio Strangio (centre in orange) arrives for a press conference at the Immigration Office in Jimbaran on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on February 19, 2023. Strangio, who holds dual Italian and Australian citizenship, was wanted for the production and trafficking of drugs, and was arrested at Bali airport on Feb 2 after being on the run since 2016. - AFP

DENPASAR, Feb 19 (AP): Indonesian police said Sunday they will escort back to Italy an Italian-Australian fugitive who was arrested on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali after seven years on the run in connection with drug trafficking and organised crime.

Antonio Strangio, 32, appeared on Interpol's "red notice” list when he was stopped and detained in Bali on Feb 3 after arriving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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