<p>Italian police on Friday (January 4, 2012) released video of an overnight anti-mafia operation near Naples during which a young mafia boss and his two suspected accomplices were arrested.</p><br /><p>The police said they had arrested the 28-year-old Antonio Mennetta, considered to be the boss of the "Girati" - a group of the Neapolitan Camorra mafia - during the large-scale operation.</p><br /><p>Mennetta had been on the run for about a year and was captured in a small house near Scafati in the province of Salerno around 3am local time (0200gmt), Italian media reported.</p><br /><p>According to the police, Mennetta's group is involved in the drug trade and had sought to expand its business dealings in the region.</p><br /><p>Mennetta, considered to be a prominent figure in the Camorra, has been wanted since September for murder and organized crime, Italy's official Ansa news agency reported.</p><br /><p>- Reuters</p>
