As they continued their search of the house they found a tiny remote control
device that did not appear to belong to a television, computer or any other
appliance.
But when they entered the walk-in wardrobe beside the master bedroom and
activated the remote control, a full-length mirror that seemed to be
attached to the wall moved aside.
The mirror was operated by a series of large hydraulic pistons and tubes
activated by the remote control device and Cardillo was found sitting on a
small red chair in the small room behind it.
Cardillo is wanted for a number of Mafia related crimes and extortion and is
considered a boss in a clan that operates across the northern suburbs of
Naples including Miano and Marianella.
He managed to escape a police blitz in which 50 of his alleged accomplices
were arrested in Naples in November 2010 and he has been on the run ever
since.
Cardillo’s bunker is the latest in a number of bizarre and often elaborate
hideouts used by mafia bosses to evade police.
In Aug 2009 police arrested mafia boss Giuseppe Bastone who was found hiding
in an underground bunker equipped with a skateboard he planned to use
through a 200 yard secret tunnel to escape capture.
Bastone hid for a year in a 10ft by 10ft space beneath a house that was
accessible through a hidden trapdoor.
Giuseppe Setola, a hit man for the Naples Camorra, evaded arrest during a
police raid on his home north of Naples in January 2009 when he fled down a
tunnel linked to sewers beneath his hideout.
He was captured two days later while seeking treatment for a wrist injury and
is now serving a life sentence for ordering or carrying out up to 18
murders.
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