He escaped by forcing his electronic bracelet. Roberto Arzu is now officially untraceable. A manhunt has begun in Ogliastra.
Fifty-nine years old, from Arzana, his name is well-known in the island's judicial news. He is accused in a serious trial: a major drug trafficking ring based in Sardinia, with supply channels that, according to the prosecution, passed directly through the hands of Calabrian and Albanian organized crime.
Arzu – who was under house arrest for the murder of Mino Marongiu – is expected to serve a six and a half year prison sentence.
Yesterday was supposed to be a day of anticipation , awaiting the Supreme Court's decision, scheduled for late morning (later postponed). Instead, it turned into a day of escape.