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Now playing Next Italy Italy's number one fugitive: Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies "I could fill a cemetery with the people I've killed myself," the gun enthusiast once said. He committed his first homicide at the age of 18. 25/09/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Sister of top mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily Rosalia Messina Denaro, the sister of a top Sicilian mafia boss, was arrested for allegedly helping her brother run his criminal operations while he was in hiding. 04/03/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Italian police seize €250 million in raid targeting 'Ndrangheta Italian police on Thursday morning arrested 56 people throughout the country for links with the notorious 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate, seizing around €250 million in assets. 26/01/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Italian police find another hideout of captured mafia boss The Italian police have discovered a new hideout of the recently captured Cosa Nostra boss Messina Denaro who was on the run for over thirty years 19/01/2023
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Now playing Next Italy Mafia boss arrest provides hope to attack survivor Following the arrest of Italy's most wanted mafia boss, an attack survivor and the president of the Caponnetto Foundation, Giuseppe Antoci, explains the significance of Matteo Messina Denaro's capture. 16/01/2023
Now playing Next Italy Italy's most-wanted 'Mafia superboss' arrested after 30 year manhunt Matteo Messina Denaro was nabbed at a medical clinic in Palermo where he had apparently gone for treatment. 16/01/2023
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