A MOBSTER’S niece was shot dead in a nightclub as part of a suspected mafia war.
Antonia Lopez, 19, was shot to death at a nightclub as scores were settled between gangs believed to be involved in drug trafficking and extortion.
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On Monday, Michele Lavopa, a 21-year-old suspect, was arrested by Italian police and remanded in custody after the Molfetta hit.
Her family is thought to have a long connection with the mafia with her uncles being members of the Strisciuglio clan.
The Strisciuglio clan, made up of Ivan and Francesco Lopez, were reportedly at war with the rival Parisi-Palermiti clan.
Puglia’s governor Michele Emiliano said: “This is the umpteenth clash between criminal gangs who are fighting to control nightclubs and drug dealing.”
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