"We are powerless, that's it; frankly, when faced with these characters, while in normal investigations, in cases of criminality, we can cope and have even achieved significant results, when it comes to the mafia as such, as it is framed in a particular context, it is difficult for us to obtain evidence..."
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Gen. C. A. Dalla Chiesa, Carabinieri.it, 4 November 1970
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Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa
1920 – 1982
Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa (1920 – 1982) was an Italian Carabinieri general, notable for campaigning against terrorism during the Years of Lead. He was assassinated in the Via Carini massacre by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo.
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