Police arrest Corleone chief

ITALIAN police have arrested the brother of the Sicilian Mafia’s one-time top boss in another blow to Cosa Nostra on the island.

Police arrest Corleone chief
Sat, 02 Jul, 2011 - 01:00

Carabinieri police said in Gaetano Riina was one of four people arrested on charges of mafia association and extortion.

Riina took over as head of the Corleone clan following the 1993 arrest of his brother, “boss of bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina.

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