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Italy raid nets two mafia bosses | Italy raid nets two mafia bosses |
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Italian police say they have arrested two more suspected mafia bosses, a day after seizing their brother in a raid near the southern city of Naples. | Italian police say they have arrested two more suspected mafia bosses, a day after seizing their brother in a raid near the southern city of Naples. |
They say Pasquale and Carmine Russo were detained in Sperone, some 30km (20 miles) east of Naples. | They say Pasquale and Carmine Russo were detained in Sperone, some 30km (20 miles) east of Naples. |
Salvatore Russo, the head of a Camorra clan that bears his name, was held in a raid on a chicken farm on Saturday. | Salvatore Russo, the head of a Camorra clan that bears his name, was held in a raid on a chicken farm on Saturday. |
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni described his arrest as "a heavy blow for the Camorra". | Interior Minister Roberto Maroni described his arrest as "a heavy blow for the Camorra". |
Salvatore Russo, 51, is one of Italy's most wanted mafia fugitives, officials say. | Salvatore Russo, 51, is one of Italy's most wanted mafia fugitives, officials say. |
He had been on the run since being sentenced in 1995 to life in jail for murder and links to organised crime. | He had been on the run since being sentenced in 1995 to life in jail for murder and links to organised crime. |
'Closing the net' | 'Closing the net' |
Pasquale Russo, 62, and his brother Carmine, 47, were arrested on Sunday morning at a farmhouse in Sperone, police say. | Pasquale Russo, 62, and his brother Carmine, 47, were arrested on Sunday morning at a farmhouse in Sperone, police say. |
Pasquale Russo has been on the run since 1995, police say | |
Pasquale Russo is on the list of Italy's 30 most dangerous fugitives. He had been on the run since 1995 and is accused of murder and the disposal of bodies. | Pasquale Russo is on the list of Italy's 30 most dangerous fugitives. He had been on the run since 1995 and is accused of murder and the disposal of bodies. |
His brother Carmine had been in hiding since 2007. | His brother Carmine had been in hiding since 2007. |
On Saturday, Mr Maroni said police were "closing the net on the super-fugitives". | On Saturday, Mr Maroni said police were "closing the net on the super-fugitives". |
The Russo clan, based in the town of Nola, had an iron grip on criminal activity in some 40 towns in the Naples areas, officials say. | The Russo clan, based in the town of Nola, had an iron grip on criminal activity in some 40 towns in the Naples areas, officials say. |
The Camorra operates in the Naples area and is believed to have about 5,000 members. | The Camorra operates in the Naples area and is believed to have about 5,000 members. |
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