He couldn't take the pressure!
Police: Alleged Mafia boss hangs himself in Sicily
1 hr 20 mins ago
ROME – Police in Sicily say the alleged Mafia boss of a Palermo neighborhood hanged himself in jail, hours after he was arrested in a blitz against Cosa Nostra.
Authorities had ordered the sweeping raids to prevent what they said were mob efforts to rebuild Cosa Nostra. Some 90 suspects were arrested in the blitz.
Paramilitary police in Palermo say Gaetano Lo Presti's suicide in jail Tuesday evening is under investigation. Police said in a statement Wednesday that Lo Presti was arrested because he allegedly headed a Mafia clan in the city's Porta Nuova district.
The capture of top fugitives in recent years has weakened Cosa Nostra. Authorities say they ordered Tuesday's raids to head off a bloody power struggle among rival mob bosses to rebuild the crime syndicate.
Police: Alleged Mafia boss hangs himself in Sicily
1 hr 20 mins ago
ROME – Police in Sicily say the alleged Mafia boss of a Palermo neighborhood hanged himself in jail, hours after he was arrested in a blitz against Cosa Nostra.
Authorities had ordered the sweeping raids to prevent what they said were mob efforts to rebuild Cosa Nostra. Some 90 suspects were arrested in the blitz.
Paramilitary police in Palermo say Gaetano Lo Presti's suicide in jail Tuesday evening is under investigation. Police said in a statement Wednesday that Lo Presti was arrested because he allegedly headed a Mafia clan in the city's Porta Nuova district.
The capture of top fugitives in recent years has weakened Cosa Nostra. Authorities say they ordered Tuesday's raids to head off a bloody power struggle among rival mob bosses to rebuild the crime syndicate.
