TORONTO – Niagara Police have secured the extradition of a man wanted in connection with an international drug trafficking ring as well as a daylight murder in Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood last summer.
Martino Caputo was detained in Europe.
The investigators identified Caputo as the man wanted by Niagara Police on narcotics charges.
He is also wanted by Toronto Police on charges of first degree murder for his alleged role in the shooting of John Raposo.
Raposo was gunned down at a Gelato shop in Little Italy last summer.
Caputo is charged along with three other men for the murder of Raposo.
Toronto police have also charged 26-year-old Dean Wiwchar, 25-year-old Rabhi Al Khalil and 36-year-old Nikola “Nick” Nero in connection with the murder.
Al Khalil and Nero, a former competitive bodybuilder in Niagara, were also charged in November in connection with the drug trafficking ring that led to the arrest of Caputo.
“This investigation is part of our combined, ongoing efforts to disrupt supply chains of drugs before they can be dealt on the streets and in our communities,” Niagara Regional Police Chief Jeff McGuire said.
Alfonso Inclima, Nebojsa Dronjak, Mohamed Reza Amin Torabi and Tawnya Del Ben Fletcher have also been charged with various offences related to drug trafficking.
Correction: A previous version of this story cited incorrect information from police investigators that stated Caputo had been attempting to use a false passport. That information was incorrect and the story has been updated to reflect the new information.
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