▁at ▁least ▁three ▁occasions , ▁once ▁fle eing ▁through ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁se wers . ▁Several ▁sight ings ▁of ▁Lic ci ardi ▁were ▁reported ▁abroad , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁Spain ▁and ▁France . ▁He ▁alleg edly ▁travel led ▁to ▁these ▁places ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Mag li ari ▁cl an , ▁which ▁controls ▁many ▁drug ▁routes ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁run , ▁Lic ci ardi ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁C uma , ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁a partment ▁of ▁distant ▁relatives , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁During ▁his ▁arrest , ▁he ▁surrender ed ▁peace fully ▁and ▁offered ▁no ▁resistance . ▁The ▁detection ▁of ▁the ▁hide - out ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁s oph istic ated ▁techn ologies . ▁Lic ci ardi ' s ▁arrest ▁came ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁massive ▁anti - M af ia ▁swe ep ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁A ▁large ▁anti - M af ia ▁operation ▁code - named ▁" Old ▁Bridge " ▁involved ▁arrest ▁war r ants ▁issued ▁against ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nin ety ▁ma f ios i ▁and ▁mob ▁associ ates ▁of ▁key ▁Italian ▁and ▁US ▁families ▁who ▁controlled ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁When ▁Lic ci ardi ▁was ▁esc orted ▁to ▁prison ▁by ▁police ▁officials