Fugitive in Spain “betrayed” by influencer relatives

He had made a new life for himself Spain, was a pizza chef, but in reality he was escaping a final conviction for drug trafficking. They were the ones who “betrayed” him some influencer relatives. Vincenzo Matacena39 year old from the Traiano district of Napolihad been wanted since October 2021 and was arrested by the Carabinieri of the Bagnoli Operations Unit in Valencia. Matacena had been wanted for 3 years because he has to serve a final sentence of 6 years and 8 months in prison for association with the aim of drug trafficking and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The searches were initially concentrated in the neighborhood where he lived, the Traiano district. However, no useful traces were ever recovered.

The results started coming in fromanalysis of family members’ social profiles: web patrolling. The new investigations started from an Instagram story where a relative hinted that she would soon hug Matacena’s son again. She would have done it in Spain. Other clues came from videos posted without particular caution by people very close to the 39-year-old. Thanks to unvideo di “unboxing” during which they were listed the benefits of some beauty products purchased online, the Carabinieri managed to glimpse the address shown on the package. They then noticed that much of the footage had been filmed outside a camper. The circle was further narrowed by delving into the relational network, elaborated but paradoxically public. They found some videos of Matacena himself, in the company of his wife and son or other relatives.

And more images of the wanted man while working in a pizzeria of Valencia. Or some of his son’s shirt bore the name of the school he was enrolled at. The communication to the Spanish National Police began immediately and, thanks to the coordination of the Naples Prosecutor’s Office and the support of the international police cooperation service and a DCSA security expert, Matacena was captured and is now in a Spanish prison, in awaiting extradition.