Italian police arrest top mafia boss

Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a top mafia boss who had been on the run since 1999 and was on the list of Italy's 30 most wanted fugitives.

Gerlandino Messina, 38, was arrested in the Sicilian town of Favara, near Agrigento. He was wanted for several murders and criminal association with the mafia. Some Italian media said he was considered the Sicilian Mafia's number 2, behind the top boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who is still on the run. (Reuters)