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| Wanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrested in London | Wanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrested in London |
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| A mafia boss has been arrested in London after nearly two decades years on the run, police have said. | |
| Domenico Rancadore, 64, was wanted by Italian authorities over his links with Cosa Nostra. | Domenico Rancadore, 64, was wanted by Italian authorities over his links with Cosa Nostra. |
| He was the head of a crime family involved in extortion, racketeering and drug trafficking, according to Italian police. | He was the head of a crime family involved in extortion, racketeering and drug trafficking, according to Italian police. |
| He was sentenced in his absence to seven years in prison for crimes in Italy between 1987 and 1995. | He was sentenced in his absence to seven years in prison for crimes in Italy between 1987 and 1995. |
| 'Nicest people' | |
| The Met Police arrested him on Wednesday evening at at a residential address in Manor Waye, Uxbridge, under a European Arrest Warrant which was issued in January 2012. | The Met Police arrested him on Wednesday evening at at a residential address in Manor Waye, Uxbridge, under a European Arrest Warrant which was issued in January 2012. |
| He will appear before Westminster magistrates later. | He will appear before Westminster magistrates later. |
| The Italian Interior Ministry said he had run a travel agency in London and had led a comfortable life. | The Italian Interior Ministry said he had run a travel agency in London and had led a comfortable life. |
| In a statement, it said: "Several co-operating witnesses have referred to him as a leading member of the Palermo Mafia 'family', with a senior managerial role in the Caccamo 'commandment'. | In a statement, it said: "Several co-operating witnesses have referred to him as a leading member of the Palermo Mafia 'family', with a senior managerial role in the Caccamo 'commandment'. |
| "In particular, in the 1990s, he played the role of chief of the Cosa Nostra in Trabia, Palermo. | "In particular, in the 1990s, he played the role of chief of the Cosa Nostra in Trabia, Palermo. |
| "The operation is the result of the important relationship of international police co-operation ensured through Interpol." | "The operation is the result of the important relationship of international police co-operation ensured through Interpol." |
| A 76-year-old neighbour, who lives in Manor Waye, said she knew Rancadore as Marc Skinner and his family had lived in the road for several years. | |
| "I know him very well and he's one of the best neighbours you could ever have," she said. | |
| "They have been here for years. I've seen the children grow up with my children. I don't know the ins and outs of this, but they are the nicest people that you could wish to meet." |