Commander Alfa, the Carabinieri officer from Castelvetrano and veteran of the GIS, the special unit of the Carabinieri, died Sunday evening at the age of 75. The news was announced on his official Instagram profile. “With immense sorrow,” reads a post, “we announce the passing of Commander Alfa. He leaves us a special man, who was able to give affection, values, and memories that will remain forever in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him and beyond.”
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Lieutenant of the Carabinieri, the non-commissioned officer whose identity has always remained secret, was one of the founders of the GIS, the Carabinieri Special Intervention Group. He was considered the most decorated Carabinieri in Italy. On December 29, 1980, with the GIS, he intervened to quell the revolt in the Trani prison.
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He took part in several international missions and delicate operations, such as the capture of Cesare Casella’s collectors, the liberation of Patrizia Tacchella, and he was responsible for the protection service of the anti-mafia magistrate Nino Di Matteo in Palermo in 2003. In recent years, Alfa was an instructor at the GIS and later at UCIS, the Central Interforce Office for Personal Security, ending his career in the Carabinieri in February 2016 and continuing as an instructor, communicator, and writer.
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