The Clan Cappello is a Mafia organization and family originating from the province of Catania, Sicily, named after boss Salvatore Cappello. It is considered, together with the Santapaola family, one of the most powerful Cosa Nostra clans in eastern Sicily. The clan emerged from the Ferlito-Pillera group in the 1980s and has been involved in internal conflicts and alliances with other local clans.
CRIMENET has extracted 25 linkages for this organization, including 17 cooperative ties across 16 organizations, 4 conflicts across 3 organizations, 4 other connections and footprints in 1 country.
Dai primi anni 2000 sono documentati rapporti con la mafia albanese per il traffico di droga.