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in prison in italy nola , italy italian 300 murder life in prison mug shot of salvatore russo 27 june 1958 salvatore russo
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salvatore russo

salvatore russo -lrb- born in nola , june 27 , 1958 -rrb- -rrb- is an italian camorrista and boss of the russo clan from nola , which he co-founded .
he has been running the clan together with his brother pasquale for over thirty years .
he has been on the `` most wanted list '' of the italian ministry of the interior since 1995 , for camorra association , murder , concealment of corpse and other crimes .
on april 15 , 1994 , an international warrant was issued against him , to be arrested for extradition .
the criminal career of the russo brothers started in the 1970s and they had close ties to mario fabbrocino and michele zaza .
later , they were in the top of the clan of carmine alfieri .
in march 2008 , assets worth 300 million euros belonging to the russo clan were seized by the italian state , including real estate , two supermarkets , luxury cars , and swiss bank accounts .
police said the russo clan had total control over illegal activity in about 40 towns in the naples region .
salvatore russo was arrested on october 31 , 2009 , in somma vesuviana , close to his native area nola .
he had set up a small hideout at a chicken and rabbit farm .
the arrest was made just after 7:00 am at the farm after russo returned from hunting .
his brother pasquale was arrested a day later , on november 1 , 2009 , in sperone -lrb- avellino -rrb- together with their younger brother carmine russo , a fugitive since 2007 and on the list of 100 most wanted fugitives .
with the arrest of the top leadership , the clan has been dealt another severe blow .
he is now serving a life sentence .
