Giovanni Arena

Giovanni Arena (born in Catania, August 9, 1956) is an Italian criminal belonging to Cosa Nostra. He was on the "list of most wanted fugitives in Italy" of the ministry of the Interior since 1993, wanted for murder, membership to the Mafia and other crimes, until his arrest on October 26, 2011.^[1] In 2005, an international alert had been issued for his arrest and extradition.^[2]

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2003 for the murder of Maurizio Romeo of the rival Ferrera clan in October 1989. During 1990 he emigrated to Germany and married B. Arena. He lived until December 1992 in Germany Bremen with his German wife until he was arrested by the German Bremen Police Department for illegal activities. He is a fugitive since December 1993 when he managed to escape from Operation Orsa Maggiore, a major police action against the Mafia in Catania.^[3]

Arena was one of the top figures of the clan of Nitto Santapaola, but is now considered to be allied with the Sciuto-Tigna crime group of the Cappello clan, historic rivals of Cosa Nostra. His son Antonino Arena is a fugitive as well since 2009, wanted for cannabis trafficking. His group supplied 50 kg cannabis a month to dealers in neighbourhoods of Catania around the Palazzo di cemento in the Librino quarter.^[4]^[5]

His other sons are also involved in illicit business. Agatino Arena was arrested in February 2009,^[5] and his younger brother Maurizio Arena was arrested on December 4, 2009, for drug trafficking.^[6] Giovanni Arena was arrested on October 26, 2011, in Catania.^[1]

References

1 2 (Italian) Catania, preso il boss Arena, La Repubblica, October 26, 2011
↑ (Italian) Direzione centrale della Polizia Criminale - Programma Speciale di Ricerca - Arena Giovanni
↑ (Italian) Cosa nostra, Giovanni Arena fra i 30 latitanti piu' pericolosi, Sicily Today, January 6, 2009
↑ (Italian) Mafia: sequestro beni a figlio boss, entrambi sono latitanti ANSA, May 17, 2010
1 2 (Italian) Colpo alla cosca Sciuto-Tigna. Live Sicily, March 14, 2009
↑ (Italian) Droga: Catania, arrestato altro figlio del boss latitante Arena, Sicilia online, December 4, 2009

Cosa Nostra

Chain of command	Commission (Cupola) Family (Cosca) Boss (Capofamiglia) Underboss (Sottocapo) Consigliere (Consigliori) Caporegime (Capodecina) Soldier (Soldato) Associate

Codes and terms	Made man Mandamento Omertà Faida Pizzo Pizzino

Clans	Corleonesi Greco Motisi Inzerillo Cuntrera-Caruana

Members	List of Sicilian mafiosi List of Sicilian mafiosi by city

Meetings	Grand Hotel des Palmes Mafia meeting 1957

Wars	First Mafia War (1961–1963) Second Mafia War (1981–1983)

Massacres	Portella della Ginestra massacre (1947) Ciaculli massacre (1963) Viale Lazio massacre (1969) Via Pipitone Federico Massacre (1983) Train 904 bombing (1984) Pizzolungo bombing (1985) Capaci massacre (1992) Via D'Amelio massacre (1992) Via dei Georgofili massacre (1993)

Antimafia	Italian Antimafia Commission (members) Addiopizzo Pentito List of victims of the Sicilian Mafia

Trials	1960s Sicilian Mafia trials Maxi Trial (1980s) Pizza Connection Trial (1985–1986)

Organized crime in Italy Mafia bibliography

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