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155:heroin trade
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102:Perpetrators
55:30 June 1963
1441:Vendicatori
1421:'Ndrangheta
1379:Beati Paoli
1334:(1985–1986)
1328:(1986–1992)
1170:(1981–1984)
1164:(1962–1963)
1002:Pagliarelli
992:Porta Nuova
757:Consigliere
753:(Sottocapo)
532:Cosa Nostra
497:Cosa Nostra
471:Cosa Nostra
460:, pp. 14–19
428:, pp. 65–66
353:Carabinieri
325:pax mafiosa
91:Carabinieri
75:Attack type
1479:Categories
1374:Basilischi
1326:Maxi Trial
1295:Addiopizzo
1020:Camporeale
997:Brancaccio
879:Mandamenti
834:Corleonesi
796:Mandamento
766:Caporegime
762:Capodecina
715:Commission
555:2022-06-13
482:Servadio,
385:References
290:Totò Riina
183:Salvo Lima
181:) such as
110:Acquasanta
1263:Antimafia
1178:Massacres
1099:Mistretta
974:Mussomeli
916:Cianciana
911:Canicattì
896:Agrigento
859:Inzerillo
774:(Soldier)
751:Underboss
337:Villabate
1139:Meetings
1105:Siracusa
1035:Bagheria
1025:Corleone
869:Graviano
839:Galatolo
791:Made man
717:(Cupola)
628:(1995).
534:, p. 328
530:Dickie,
515:Archived
495:Dickie,
486:, p. 181
469:Dickie,
440:Stille,
406:Archived
363:See also
349:massacre
124:Ciaculli
80:Car bomb
42:Ciaculli
38:Location
1401:Garduña
1384:Camorra
1342:Related
1300:Pentito
1279:members
1118:Members
1073:Trapani
984:Palermo
816:Pizzino
772:Soldato
484:Mafioso
343:Victims
234:Caracas
175:mafiosi
128:Palermo
46:Palermo
1431:Stidda
1314:Trials
1255:(1993)
1249:(1993)
1243:(1992)
1237:(1992)
1231:(1985)
1225:(1984)
1219:(1983)
1213:(1982)
1207:(1982)
1201:(1969)
1195:(1963)
1189:(1947)
1083:Alcamo
1040:Trabia
1030:Cinisi
921:Ribera
854:Motisi
849:Minore
801:Omertà
731:Family
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222:Grecos
86:Deaths
60:Target
1092:Other
969:Riesi
844:Greco
826:Clans
811:Pizzo
806:Faida
735:Cosca
310:Riesi
167:Mafia
140:Mafia
1155:Wars
1103:Sud
959:Gela
741:Boss
634:ISBN
617:ISBN
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572:ISBN
185:and
118:The
95:Army
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