US EditionMafia boss arrested by armed police in surprise raid
- Leonardo Gesualdo, the boss of The Foggia Society, was arrested by Italian Carabinieri during a surprise raid in Foggia on October 7, 2025, while he was sleeping.
- Police found a pistol with an erased serial number during the arrest, and Gesualdo has been wanted since 2020 for mafia-related activities.
- He has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for mafia-related activities after being tried in absentia.
- The Foggia Society is linked to serious crimes, including one murder per week and daily robberies in the region.
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Mafia boss arrested by armed police in surprise raid
This is the moment a Mafia boss in charge of one of Italy’s most notorious crime families was arrested by armed police. Footage released by the Italian Ministry of Defence on Tuesday (7 October) shows officers entering a residence in Foggia in a surprise raid where they searched for Leonardo Gesualdo, one of Italy’s most wanted. Gesualdo, who was sleeping, put up no resistance. During the arrest, Italian Carabinieri officers found a pistol with …
Arms trafficking, prostitution, robbery - the mafia group Società foggiana are accused of many crimes. One of their heads has now been arrested by the Italian police. He had been hiding for five years.
The Italian police surprised the man in his sleep. He is said to have led a criminal association in the city of southern Italian town of Foggia.
In the Italian Foggia, the police succeed in a major investigative success: the Carabinieri tracked down a fleeting mob boss and arrested him. The 39-year-old fell five years earlier. He obviously did not expect his arrest in the early morning.
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