I realise this reaction is a little late, i've been ridiculously busy.
BUT...this story was too interesting not to comment on.
Basically, there was a Mafia affiliate living in Lancashire. Giuseppe Persico lived and worked in Chorley for two years while he was on the run from Italian authorities. He was wanted for drug-trafficking and was a known associate of the "Camorra", the notorious Naples mafia.
Frankly, this is all a little strange. While it is undoubtedly a fantastic story - the Lancashire Evening Post must have been over the moon when they heard it - it is odd to think that a Mafia associate was living in the county.
It turned out that Persico was an associate of Gennaro Panzuto - the Mafia "godfather" who was arrested at his home in Garstang in 2007 for four murders .
So the Mafia like to hang out in Lancashire? Bizarre.
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of all places... bizarre indeed!
Strangely enough I have heard about the mafia being in Lancashire for some time. There are quite a few Italian families living in Clitheroe which is near (ish) to Blackburn and rumour has it there are mafia connections there.
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