Brother of mafia kingpin arrested in Sicily
Trapani, Italy – Italian police on Monday arrested 19 mafia suspects in Sicily, including Salvatore Messina Denaro the brother of the Cosa Nostra’s alleged “boss of bosses”, Matteo Messina Denaro.
More than 200 police were deployed in morning raids in and around the western Sicilian town of Trapani in what officials said was an operation targeting some of the closest associates of Matteo Messina Denaro, who is a fugitive.
“What was identified and dismantled was to all intents and purposes a ‘postal service’,” police official Vincenzo Nicoli told television channel Sky TG24.
Those arrested, including Salvatore Messina Denaro, are believed to have run a network distributing “pizzini” or small written messages containing their boss’s orders.
They face a range of charges, including belonging to a mafia organisation, extortion and fraud.
Portrayed in the Italian media as a flamboyant character with expensive tastes in cars and clothes, the 47-year old Matteo Messina Denaro has been on the run since 1993.
He is believed to have occupied the top position in the Cosa Nostra’s ruling “cupola” commission since the arrest of the former kingpin, Bernardo Provenzano, in 2006 and that of his successor, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, in 2007.
Source: IOL.co.za
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to be honest life without the mafia would be pretty dull but ill be glad when they finally catch mr. denaro so i can see the cosa nostra’s reaction. i just wanna see if mr. denaro is more of an asset to the mob or more of a pain in the ass.