Italian police officers on Tuesday arrested 181 people believed to be affiliated with the Cosa Nostra, as the Sicilian mafia is known, dealing what officials said was an “important blow” to a ...

Rome (Reuters) — Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite ...

Around 130 people were arrested on Tuesday in a large-scale sting against the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo, indicating that it has remained a significant criminal force despite setbacks in recent ...

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Italian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, 60, was captured in Sicily's capital, Palermo, on Monday. He is implicated in multiple murders and believed be the head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra ...

The mafia boss is the last known face of the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate. But his capture represents the end of an era, not the end of the mafia in Sicily.

At the time, the Cosa Nostra had no tolerance for divorcees, children of divorcees, lovers of prostitutes or drugs, individuals living an unstable life or homosexuals. Denaro did not create a dynasty.