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Greco Mafia clan
Mafia boss Giuseppe Greco, also known as "Piddu u tinenti" (Piddu the lieutenant)
FoundedLate 19th century
Named afterGreco family
Years activeDecline in the 1990s
TerritoryCiaculli and Croceverde Giardini, two south-eastern outskirts of Palermo
EthnicitySicilian
ActivitiesPalermo wholesale market racket (1950s); cigarette smuggling and heroin trafficking; money laundering
AlliesUneasy alliance with the Corleonesi (Second Mafia War 1981-1983)
RivalsAcquasanta Mafia clan (Palermo wholesale market war in the mid 1950s); La Barbera brothers (First Mafia War in the early 1960s)
Notable membersGiuseppe Greco, aka "Piddu u tinenti" (Piddu the lieutenant)
Salvatore "Ciaschiteddu" Greco
Salvatore "The Engineer" Greco
Michele Greco also known as The Pope
Salvatore "The Senator" Greco