Authorities claim huge blow against Mafia in Italy

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The arrest on the island of Sicily of a top mafia mobster who had spent 15 years on the run has been heralded as a major blow to organised crime in Italy. “The capture of... More »
EuroNews - Nov. 16, 2009
Mafia boss arrested in Sicily
A Mafia boss has been arrested after 15 years on the run, in what police describe as "one of the hardest blows" to the Sicilian crime group. Domenico Raccuglia had... More »
BBC - Nov. 16, 2009
Fugitive mob boss arrested in Sicily
Italian police have captured the number two leader of Sicily's Cosa Nostra Mafia, Domenico Raccuglia, after 15 years on the run. Convicted mobster Raccuglia, 45, who has been... More »
Times Online - Nov. 16, 2009
Mafia Number Two Caught After Acid Murder
Nick Pisa in Rome The Italian Mafia's second-in-command, who had the son of a supergrass dissolved in acid, has been arrested in a dramatic police raid. Domenico Raccuglia,... More »
Sky News - Nov. 16, 2009
Italian police arrest senior Mafia figure after 15 years on...
Italian police have arrested one of the most senior members of the Sicilian mafia after he had been on the run for more than 15 years. Domenico Raccuglia, 45, was described... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 15, 2009
No. 2 fugitive mob boss nabbed in Sicily
ROME -- Police captured one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives on Sunday, dealing a stiff blow to the island's Cosa Nostra crime syndicate, Italian officials said. Convicted... More »
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nov. 15, 2009
Mafia boss nabbed after 15 years on run
Italian police have arrested a top Sicilian Mafia boss who had been on the run for more than 15 years, in what authorities says is a major blow to the crime syndicate.... More »
ABC Online - Nov. 15, 2009
Italy arrests Mafia boss, on run for 15 years
Italian police arrested a top Sicilian mafia boss on Sunday who had been a fugitive for more than 15 years, dealing what a minister said was a major blow to the crime... More »
People's Daily Online - Nov. 15, 2009
No.2 fugitive mob boss nabbed in Sicily
Mafia Boss Domenico Raccuglia, center, held by Italian Policemen arrives at police headqaurters in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. [Agencies] ROME:... More »
CHINAdaily - Nov. 15, 2009
Sicilian Mafia fugitive arrested
Italian police have captured Domenico Raccuglia, one of Sicily's senior mafia fugitives, who had been on the run for 15 years, officials said. Uberto Di Maggio, the Sicily... More »
Al Jazeera - Nov. 16, 2009
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