Italian Mob Boss Is Arrested in a Blow to Crime Syndicate
WSJ
NAPLES, Italy -- Police arrested one of the country's most wanted mob bosses on Sunday, a day after detaining his brother, dealing a blow to one of the most powerful criminal clans in the region around Naples.
Pasquale Russo, 62 years old, had been on the run since 1993. He was arrested at dawn on Sunday in a remote farmhouse near Sperone, some 50 miles north of Naples. Italian authorities considered him one of Italy's top 10 mob fugitives.
In a statement, police said he was the chief of the Russo clan and described him as "extremely dangerous."
Mr. Russo was convicted in absentia more than a decade ago and sentenced to life in prison for 13 homicides and criminal association with the mob.
His brother Salvatore Russo, 51, was arrested Saturday after 14 years on the run. A third brother, Carmine, was also arrested Sunday.
NAPLES, Italy -- Police arrested one of the country's most wanted mob bosses on Sunday, a day after detaining his brother, dealing a blow to one of the most powerful criminal clans in the region around Naples.
Pasquale Russo, 62 years old, had been on the run since 1993. He was arrested at dawn on Sunday in a remote farmhouse near Sperone, some 50 miles north of Naples. Italian authorities considered him one of Italy's top 10 mob fugitives.
In a statement, police said he was the chief of the Russo clan and described him as "extremely dangerous."
Mr. Russo was convicted in absentia more than a decade ago and sentenced to life in prison for 13 homicides and criminal association with the mob.
His brother Salvatore Russo, 51, was arrested Saturday after 14 years on the run. A third brother, Carmine, was also arrested Sunday.
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