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Detained 'heir of top Mafia boss' served arrest warrant

Savoca suspected of being leader of Brancaccio 'families'

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 19 - Palermo police have served an arrest warrant in prison on Gaetano Savoca, 57, on charges of Mafia association for allegedly leading and coordinating members of the local Brancaccio clan, investigative sources said on Tuesday.
    Savoca is suspected of being the heir of late Mafia boss Michele Greco, who died in prison while serving multiple life sentences and was known as the 'pope' of his native town of Ciaculli over his role in mediating between different Mafia families.
    According to DDA anti-Mafia investigators, the suspect continued to manage Cosa Nostra's businesses from prison through reserved meetings with other members of the crime syndicate, especially in the sectors of extortion and drug trafficking.
    The new investigation kicked off after the February 26 murder of Giancarlo Romano, allegedly an up-and-coming member of the crime syndicate, and the injury of his right-hand man Alessio Salvo Caruso, with the subsequent arrest of two suspects in the murder case, investigative sources said. (ANSA).
   

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