Gaetano Lo Presti , 52 , who had taken over control of Mafia clans in the Porta Nuova area of Palermo and had previous convictions , was found dead in Pagliarelli prison , police said today .
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Gaetano Lo Presti , 52 , who had taken over control of <m> Mafia clans </m> in the Porta Nuova area of Palermo and had previous convictions , was found dead in Pagliarelli prison , police said today .
One of the Mafia bosses and clan members arrested in a major police crackdown has hung himself in his prison cell in Palermo .
His suicide appeared to be related to clan feuds .
Gaetano Lo Presti , 52 , who had taken over control of <m> Mafia clans </m> in the Porta Nuova area of Palermo and had previous convictions , was found dead in Pagliarelli prison , police said today .