Police arrest Mafia boss
Police in Sicily have arrested one of Italy’s 30 most dangerous Mafia fugitives.
Gerlandino Messina had been on the run for 11 years before being nabbed by Carabinieri in Favara, near Agrigento, his power base in Sicily.
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SUBSCRIBEPolice in Sicily have arrested one of Italy’s 30 most dangerous Mafia fugitives.
Gerlandino Messina had been on the run for 11 years before being nabbed by Carabinieri in Favara, near Agrigento, his power base in Sicily.
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