( CNN ) -- Italian drug lord Roberto Pannunzi , one of Europe 's most wanted traffickers , was captured in a shopping center north of Bogota , Colombia police said Saturday . Pannunzi first presented a fake Venezuelan ID and identified himself as Silvano Martino . The Colombian police and Drug Enforcement Agency collaborated to capture him . He was known as the `` Pablo Escobar of Italy , '' Colombian defense ministry said in a twitter post . Pannunzi is accused of importing up to two tons of cocaine into Europe each month , according to the defense ministry . He allegedly headed a criminal organization in southern Italy .
Italian drug lord Roberto Pannunzi is arrested north of Bogota . He allegedly headed a criminal organization in southern Italy . He is accused of importing up to two tons of cocaine into Europe each month .