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| Italy mafia boss Zagaria found in bunker - police | |
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| Italian police say they have discovered the notorious chief of a Naples mafia clan, Michele Zagaria, who has been on the run for 16 years. | |
| Police said they had found him after digging through a secret bunker in his home town of Casapesenna near Naples. | Police said they had found him after digging through a secret bunker in his home town of Casapesenna near Naples. |
| Described as head of the powerful Casalesi clan, he was sentenced to multiple life sentences in absentia. | Described as head of the powerful Casalesi clan, he was sentenced to multiple life sentences in absentia. |
| The Casalesi clan has been involved in drug trafficking and corruption in the construction industry. | The Casalesi clan has been involved in drug trafficking and corruption in the construction industry. |
| There was jubilation among the security forces who finally managed to detain Mr Zagaria, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome reports. | There was jubilation among the security forces who finally managed to detain Mr Zagaria, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome reports. |
| "You won. The state has won," Mr Zagaria told anti-mafia investigators as he was being arrested, according to the AFP news agency. | "You won. The state has won," Mr Zagaria told anti-mafia investigators as he was being arrested, according to the AFP news agency. |
| The Casalesi clan is one of a number of groups within the Camorra criminal network, which dominates the underworld in the Naples area. | The Casalesi clan is one of a number of groups within the Camorra criminal network, which dominates the underworld in the Naples area. |
| Mr Zagaria had probably spent his years as a fugitive near home because mafia bosses "can only exercise their power if they're in an environment that protects them," anti-mafia prosecutor Piero Grasso told the AP news agency. | |
| Mr Zagaria is thought to be the most senior figure in the Camorra who was still at large. | Mr Zagaria is thought to be the most senior figure in the Camorra who was still at large. |