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Suspected Italian mob boss arrested in Toronto
Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2008 | 8:29 AM ET
The Associated Press
Italian prosecutors say a fugitive Calabrian mob boss wanted for trial in Italy has been arrested in Toronto.
Prosecutor Nicolo Gatteri said Giuseppe Coluccio was arrested Thursday outside the luxury lakeside apartment building where he has been living.
Coluccio has been a fugitive since 2005 when he fled a trial alleging he ran a mob organization that controlled maritime traffic along a 60-kilometre stretch of the Calabrian coast.
He was arrested on charges of Mafia association and extortion and was being held pending extradition. Gatteri said a hearing will be held in three days.
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day issued a statement praising the immigration task force for their investigation and arrest of Coluccio.
Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2008 | 8:29 AM ET
The Associated Press
Italian prosecutors say a fugitive Calabrian mob boss wanted for trial in Italy has been arrested in Toronto.
Prosecutor Nicolo Gatteri said Giuseppe Coluccio was arrested Thursday outside the luxury lakeside apartment building where he has been living.
Coluccio has been a fugitive since 2005 when he fled a trial alleging he ran a mob organization that controlled maritime traffic along a 60-kilometre stretch of the Calabrian coast.
He was arrested on charges of Mafia association and extortion and was being held pending extradition. Gatteri said a hearing will be held in three days.
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day issued a statement praising the immigration task force for their investigation and arrest of Coluccio.
