Giuseppe Setola, the Naples Mafia boss who eluded a police raid earlier this week by escaping through a trapdoor in his hideout into the sewers, has been arrested after two days on the run. Setola, 38, one of Italy’s 30 most wanted men, was captured at Mignano Monte Lungo, not far from his home at Caserta near Naples. Police said that he was about to leave a Mafia safe house where he had taken refuge to go to a clinic for treatment to a fractured wrist, an injury apparently sustained during his flight through the sewers. When police arrived to arrest him he tried to flee across the rooftops but was caught. “You have won,” he is said to have told police as he surrendered. Setola is wanted for a number of murders, police said, including the killing of African immigrants at Castelvolturno last year in a gangland turf war over drugs trafficking. Roberto Maroni, the Interior Minister, said that the capture of Setola was a severe blow to the Camorra, the Naples Mafia. Setola’s two bodyguards were also arrested.
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Four people were arrested on suspected drug charges, including the group's leader.Methamphetamine was found at the Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club compound at West 19th Avenue and South Gum Street. Benton County Undersheriff Paul Hart said they needed so many officers as a "precautionary" step because the Gypsy Jokers are known to be connected to drugs and other criminal activities."It is an outlaw motorcycle gang with convicted felons who reside there," Hart said. "We gear up to meet that threat."Some stolen property and a couple of weapons also were seized, he said. The Violent Crimes Task Force, made up of federal agents and local police detectives, raided the club house and two homes at 5 a.m.The Benton County Regional SWAT team and the Yakima SWAT team were used to help search all the buildings."Because of the large site ... it makes it difficult to secure and make sure everybody is safe," Hart said. "The Violent Crimes Task Force ... ...
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