Italy's 'No.1 Mafia boss' arrested

Italy’s reputed No.1 Mafia boss, Bernardo Provenzano, was arrested today in Sicily, the Interior Ministry said.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2006 - 14:31

Italy’s reputed No.1 Mafia boss, Bernardo Provenzano, was arrested today in Sicily, the Interior Ministry said.

Provenzano, Italy’s most wanted man, went on the run more than four decades ago and is believed to have taken over the Sicilian Mafia after the 1993 arrest of former boss Salvatore “Toto” Riina in Palermo.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Sicily Place: Palermo Place: Corleone Place: Rome Person: Bernardo Provenzano Person: Provenzano Person: Salvatore “Toto” Riina Person: Toto Riina Person: Interior Person: Alfredo Mantovano Person: Agent Person: Daniele Macaluso Person: Salvatore Traina Person: Leoluca Orlando Organisation: Cosa Nostra Organisation: Palermo police

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