commissioner of the judicial police of palermo, he was chief of the new created "sezione catturandi", which was responsible for the search of fugitives. in this role he gained great results, discovering michele greco's arsenal in 1983 and capturing tommaso spadaro (giovanni falcone's childhood friend), who became the "boss" of cigarette smuggling and drug trafficking. he collaborated with the "san michele maxi blitz" of the antimafia pool, taking part in the 475 arrest orders. he continued to work closely together with the pool until his last day, consolidating the relationship with that structure born with prosecutor rocco chinnici, engaged in the front line of the struggle against the cosa nostra.