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What role did Tommaso Buscetta play in fighting the Mafia?

Tommaso Buscetta was a Sicilian Mafia member who broke omertà. He provided extensive testimony over 45 days, offering detailed insights into the Mafia’s structure, operations, and links to political figures. His cooperation played a key role in the Palermo maxi-trials, which prosecuted more than 300 Mafia members, and in the U.S. Pizza Connection case involving heroin trafficking.