Mafia boss who escaped prison using bedsheets recaptured in France

Marco Raduano broke out of the high-security wing of a prison in Sardinia in February 2023

A notorious mafia boss who escaped from a high-security prison in Italy last year using bedsheets has been recaptured in France, according to authorities in both countries.

Marco Raduano, recognized as a dangerous criminal on Europol’s list of Europe’s most wanted, was captured in Bastia on the French island of Corsica, authorities said on Friday.