Google Maps helps Italian police capture mafia fugitive

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Italian police has caught a top mafia fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years thanks to the help of the Google Maps app, an investigator told Reuters on Wednesday.After a two-year investigation, Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was tracked down in Galapagar, Spain, where he lived under a fake name.A Google Maps street view picture portraying a man who looked like him in front of a fruit shop was key in triggering a deeper investigation.Altiero said Gammino is currently under custody in Spain and they hope to bring him back to Italy by the end of February.

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/05/tech/...index.html

 

                                                      
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