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In handcuffs husband and wife "loyal" to the boss Matteo Messina Denaro

The precautionary measures carried out against Emanuele Bonafede and Lorena Ninfa Lancieri

16/03/2023

Carabinieri

Boss Matteo Messina Denaro sits with his legs crossed, with a glass of rum in his right hand and a giant cigar in his left hand. Here it is, the photo that nails the spouses arrested at dawn today by the Carabinieri del Ros in Campobello di Mazara (Trapani) on charges of being supporters of the mafia boss arrested last January 16.

The carabinieri del Ros arrested today for aiding and abetting and procuring non-compliance with punishment aggravated by the mafia method Emanuele Bonafede, nephew of the boss of Campobello di Mazara Leonardo Bonafede, and his wife Lorena Ninfa Lanceri. The investigation was coordinated by the Palermo prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia, the deputy Paolo Guido and the prosecutors Piero Padova and Gianluca De Leo. The photo, taken in the living room of the arrested couple, was found right on the mobile phone of the mafia boss.

They claim not to know that it was Matteo Messina Denaro, but the investigators do not believe this version. Today the arrest.

According to investigators, Emanuele Bonafede and his wife Lorena Ninfa were in the closest circle of Matteo Messina Denaro's favourers. They hosted him in their home, cooked for him, were a sort of reference point to attend to the daily affairs of the boss and during the convalescence from surgery to remove the two tumors. Emanuele is the cousin of Andrea Bonafede, the man arrested for having given his identity to the superfugitive.