Was it because people feared Riina’s brutality and henchmen or because he had so many connections and so much money? He had a monopoly on the heroin trade at one time so it is safe to say that Riina and Leggio both had millions of dollars. Hundreds of millions. Most of it taken by the government surely.
because of his brutality, riina was probably the only true boss of bosses in mafia history, in the sense that he really commanded other bosses of the commission that they should have the same power although coordinated by a chairman
Why is it that nobody could match him in brutality? I think it is because he was not heard of or seen while the Palermo bosses were more tangible to the public.
