An arsenal of weapons was seized from
the Sicilian Mafia in Catania on Wednesday, police said.
The cache belonged to the Nizza group in the Santapaola-Ercolano
family of Cosa nostra, led by jailed superboss Bendetto 'Nitto'
Santapaola, police said.
Police found nine guns including pistols and rifles including
two Soviet-made kalashnikov AK 47s in a pristine state of
preservation, plus around 900 munitions of various calibers.
A grenade launcher with six modified grenades and 12 pipe bombs
and flash bangs were also seized.
The stash was found in an abandoned warehouse near a school in
the northeastern Sicilian port city.
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