Fugitive Calabrian mafia figure was one of slain gangland lawyer's final clients

By Nino Bucci, Tammy Mills
Updated January 3 2017 - 10:08pm, first published 8:06pm
Mafia drug trafficker Antonio Vottari met with Joseph Acquaro about a week before the lawyer was murdered.  Photo: Il Quotidiano
Mafia drug trafficker Antonio Vottari met with Joseph Acquaro about a week before the lawyer was murdered. Photo: Il Quotidiano
Joseph 'Pino' Acquaro was gunned down in Brunswick in March last year.  Photo: Supplied
Joseph 'Pino' Acquaro was gunned down in Brunswick in March last year. Photo: Supplied
Mr Acquaro's body was discovered by a garbage truck driver. Photo: Eddie Jim
Mr Acquaro's body was discovered by a garbage truck driver. Photo: Eddie Jim
Mr Acquaro was murdered in St Phillip Street, the side street next to his Lygon Street cafe and gelateria Gelobar. Photo: Jason South
Mr Acquaro was murdered in St Phillip Street, the side street next to his Lygon Street cafe and gelateria Gelobar. Photo: Jason South

A Calabrian mafia figure who evaded Italian police for years by hiding in Australia met Joseph "Pino" Acquaro in Melbourne days before the gangland lawyer was executed.

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