He is one the bosses of the Pelle-Vottari-Romeo clan , involved in a bloody feud with the Strangio-Nirta clan since 1991 . Both clans are based in San Luca , and the vendetta between the two clans is known as the San Luca feud . The conflict received significant public attention on August 15 , 2007 , when six men belonging to the Pelle-Vottari-Romeo clan were shot dead in their cars in front of a pizzeria near the train station of Duisburg in western Germany . Italian police drastically heightened security measures in San Luca as a result , and stepped up operations against both clans . Vottari managed to avoid capture in a major police raid on San Luca two weeks after the Duisburg killings . However , he was arrested on October 12 , 2007 , while he tried to hide under his bed
San Luca feud
San Luca feud
Francesco Vottari