Giovanni Strangio was arrested in Amsterdam with his brother-in-law, also wanted for mob activity

Giovanni Strangio was arrested in Amsterdam with his brother-in-law, also wanted for mob activity, in a joint operation between Dutch, German and Italian police.The shootings in Duisberg, northwest Germany, in 2007 were described by police as the bloodiest episode in a long-running feud between two rival clans.The opposing sections are believed to be the Nirta-Strangio and Pelle-Vottari who are part of a mafia group based in Calabria, southern Italy, known as the 'Ndrangheta.The outfit has grown into the most powerful of the Italian mafia organisations with most of its cash coming from illegal drug trafficking.The Germans must realise that where there is pizza, there's the Mafia.'Ndrangheta deserter Giorgio Basile The feud is believed to have its roots in an egg-throwing incident in Carnival in 1991 that evolved into a turf war over drugs.The victims had been celebrating the 18th birthday of one of their group in a pizza restaurant where some of the men worked.Afterwards, German residents became worried about reprisals and many Italians in the restaurant business were concerned by the stigma of mafia involvement.These fears were made worse by a blunt statement by Giorgio Basile, an 'Ndrangheta deserter, who told the Italian media: "The Germans must realise that where there is pizza, there's the Mafia."