Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Camorra crime clan bookkeeper Vincenzo Schiavone, 37, was arrested by anti-mafia cops.
The thug has been known to soak his victims in petrol, cover them in tyres and set them on fire.
Schiavone has become a key figure in organised crime working with the Camorra's notorious Casalesi clan.
He was made famous in the film and book Gomorrah and was one of Italy's most 100 wanted men. Police arrested him at a clinic near Naples on Monday.
Schiavone is believed to know every bribe, bung, racket and assassination carried out by his bosses.
At the time of his arrest, he had no identity document and was only identified after police took fingerprints.
None of the staff at the hospital - where he was being treated for a leg injury - are thought to have been aware of who he was.
Schiavone has been "missing" since 2008, when he escaped a police raid in which other clan members were detained. Officers found accounts for hundreds of Camorra businesses.
A computer is also believed to have contained a list of all merchants and businessmen who were being forced to pay protection money.
Italy's interior minister Roberto Maroni hailed his arrest.
He said: "This is another great success against the Camorra. With the arrest of its accountant, the Casalesi clan are weaker because their financial interests have been hit in the heart."
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