Italian police arrest top mafia boss

Italian police have arrested a top mafia boss who has been on the run since 1999.

25 October 2010, 12:00am

Geraldino Messina, 38, was on the list of Italy’s top 30 fugitives and was wanted for several murders and criminal association with the mafia. Messina was arrested in the Sicilian town of Favara, near Agrigento.

The mafia boss is considered to be the Sicilian Mafia’s second-in-command. The top boss is still on the run.

In a statement, the Italian Interior Ministry said 28 of the 30 most dangerous mafia figures have been imprisoned.