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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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1 posted on 03/30/2021 5:41:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Another reason not to get inked.


2 posted on 03/30/2021 5:43:57 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of Enchanted Chones.)
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3 posted on 03/30/2021 5:44:29 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: nickcarraway

Smooth move, Jackson (as my departed Dad would say).


4 posted on 03/30/2021 5:45:03 PM PDT by WXRGina
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To: ClearCase_guy

I was just looking for that picture!


5 posted on 03/30/2021 5:45:05 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Okay, here you go. How to shave garlic.


6 posted on 03/30/2021 5:47:44 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: nickcarraway; mylife; dp0622
"And now, I gotta turn my back on ya."


7 posted on 03/30/2021 5:49:50 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

How do you make the Alneri/Fredo sauce?


8 posted on 03/30/2021 5:51:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Minga Tony, pass the macaronis!!!


9 posted on 03/30/2021 5:51:15 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: nickcarraway

You don’t put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari, Stronzo!


10 posted on 03/30/2021 5:52:35 PM PDT by Clemenza
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You’ve got that right - makes it super easy to be identified.


11 posted on 03/30/2021 5:56:57 PM PDT by NWFree (Socialism is legalized plunder)
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12 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.)
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To: Clemenza

I don’t believe it, not even for a minute

Far more likely ‘parallel construction’


13 posted on 03/30/2021 5:58:33 PM PDT by algore
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To: Larry Lucido

They nabbed whitey bulger cooking sausages too!!


14 posted on 03/30/2021 6:01:38 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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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.


15 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)
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To: ClearCase_guy

First image that popped into my mind ... Clemenza cooking sauce.


16 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?


17 posted on 03/30/2021 6:04:20 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: SamAdams76

I dint put too much onjins!


18 posted on 03/30/2021 6:04:49 PM PDT by warsaw44
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To: Larry Lucido
The fat one looks suspicious to me..


19 posted on 03/30/2021 6:07:17 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: nickcarraway

Idiota.


20 posted on 03/30/2021 6:10:28 PM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus
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