Overview

• Officers located Raiola in Sant Julià de Ramis and detained him on September 17 after intercepting a vehicle on the road near Figueres.
• Raiola, 34, was convicted in Italy to more than 30 years for large-scale drug trafficking and membership of a criminal organisation.
• Spanish authorities executed three European Arrest Warrants tied to cocaine, hashish and marijuana trafficking linked to Marano di Napoli.
• He is being held in provisional custody in a Catalan prison as Italy initiates his return through judicial channels.
• Police say he used false documents, foreign phone lines and short-term rentals, supported by a Barcelona-based network, to avoid detection.