An Italian court has seized the financial assets of six Sicilian Mafia clans. These assets include companies, real estate, bank accounts and expensive cars and are valued at 300 million euros.
In the past few yeas, the Italian authorities have scored a number of victories in their fight against the Cosa Nostra. The Cosa Nostra boss of bosses Bernardo Provenzano was arrested in 2006; his successor Salvatore lo Piccolo was arrested at the end of 2007
