Italian fugitive with Camorra ties betrayed by love for soccer team

A 60-year-old foreign national was arrested Friday afternoon the island of Corfu on an outstanding European arrest warrant issued by the prosecutor's office in Naples, Italy, for his involvement in a criminal organization and financial crimes, Greek police said Saturday.

The suspect, named by Italian police as Vincenzo La Porta had been evading capture since 2012 and was listed by the Italian Ministry of the Interior as one of the most dangerous fugitives, owing to his connections with the Camorra crime group in Italy.

Italian police did not specify the date of arrest but said officers blocked La Porta going down a Corfu street on a motor scooter.

La Porta appeared before a Corfu prosecutor Saturday and was ordered held until a 3-member panel of appeals court judges rules on the extradition request, which will almost certainly be honored. Once back home, he is...