Italian Narcotics Fugitive Captured In Cartagena

Garafolo Forte Biaggio Benito was captured in Cartagena last week by Colombian migration authorities. Biaggio is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice subjecting him to capture in over 190 countries. Biaggio, according to immigration authorities, crossed the border into La Guajira, Colombia illegally from Venezuela, where he was also on the run from the law.

Biaggio reportedly had served time in Spain for drug trafficking before traveling to Venezuela where he was also detained but had been released on bail and ordered to report every 45 days to authorities.

Biaggio, according to Migration Colombia, holds both Italian and Venezuelan nationality. He had checked into a hotel as an Italian tourist, but cross references allowed Colombian authorities to identify him.