Mafia 'number two' is captured by Italian police
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 7:01 PM on 05th December 2009

The number two in Italy's notorious Cosa Nostra mafia has been arrested in a raid, it has been confirmed.

The Italian interior minister said police in Palermo captured Gianni Nicchi in the bust in Palermo, Sicily.

Roberto Maroni describes convicted Mafioso as a "young, dangerous, ambitious, pitiless killer."


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