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An alleged Italian mafia fugitive has been on the run for more than six years — until police recognized his tattoos on a YouTube cooking show
CBS News ^
| MARCH 30, 2021
| CAITLIN O'KANE
Posted on 03/30/2021 5:41:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An Italian mafia fugitive who has been evading police since 2014 was arrested last week after police recognized him on YouTube. Marc Feren Claude Biart, who is wanted by police for allegedly trafficking cocaine, had started a cooking show on YouTube with his wife, BBC News reports.
53-year-old Biart hid his face in the videos – but did not hide his tattoos. Italian police saw the videos and arrested Biart in the small town of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, they said in a statement, according to BBC News.
Biart has been wanted by police for nearly six years for allegedly trafficking cocaine into the Netherlands. He worked on behalf of the 'Ndrangheta mafia, which is considered the most powerful organized crime groups in the world, BBC News reports.
Interpol officers escort Marc Feren Claude Biart, 53, a mafia fugitive who was tracked down thanks to his tattoos visible in cooking videos he posted on YouTube, after arresting him in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
The 'Ndrangheta, which is based in Calabria, Italy, controls most of the cocaine entering Europe. Members are known by nicknames, such as "The Uncle" which is the name that alleged boss Luigi Mancuso goes by.
The crime family is now facing one of Italy's biggest mafia trials following a long investigation into the group. The trial began in January, and 355 people have been charged. It took more than three hours to read defendants' names in court, AFP news agency reports.
The charges include murder, drug trafficking, extortion and money laundering, BBC News reports.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bocachica; calabria; cocaine; cooking; dominicanrepublic; drugtrafficking; extortion; interpol; italy; luigimancuso; mafia; marcferenclaudebiart; moneylaundering; murder; ndrangheta; netherlands; tattoos; youtube
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To: nickcarraway
Another reason not to get inked.
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:43:57 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of Enchanted Chones.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:44:29 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
To: nickcarraway
Smooth move, Jackson (as my departed Dad would say).
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:45:03 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: ClearCase_guy
I was just looking for that picture!
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:45:05 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: ClearCase_guy
Okay, here you go. How to shave garlic.
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:47:44 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: nickcarraway; mylife; dp0622
"And now, I gotta turn my back on ya."
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:49:50 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: ClearCase_guy
How do you make the Alneri/Fredo sauce?
To: nickcarraway
Minga Tony, pass the macaronis!!!
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:51:15 PM PDT
by
JonPreston
(Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
To: nickcarraway
You don’t put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari, Stronzo!
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:52:35 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
To: Jeff Chandler
You’ve got that right - makes it super easy to be identified.
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:56:57 PM PDT
by
NWFree
(Socialism is legalized plunder)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:57:31 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
To: Clemenza
I don’t believe it, not even for a minute
Far more likely ‘parallel construction’
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posted on
03/30/2021 5:58:33 PM PDT
by
algore
To: Larry Lucido
They nabbed whitey bulger cooking sausages too!!
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:01:38 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: nickcarraway
Law enforcement agencies with a budget are constantly scanning all social media with AI facial recognition software. There is no reason to not scan for tattoos while they’re at it.
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:02:53 PM PDT
by
granite
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: ClearCase_guy
First image that popped into my mind ... Clemenza cooking sauce.
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:04:11 PM PDT
by
CapnJack
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To: nickcarraway
So now the cops are watching cooking shows?
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:04:20 PM PDT
by
Darteaus94025
(Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
To: SamAdams76
I dint put too much onjins!
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:04:49 PM PDT
by
warsaw44
To: Larry Lucido
The fat one looks suspicious to me..
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posted on
03/30/2021 6:07:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: nickcarraway
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