Police in the Italian city of Naples say they have arrested a local leader of the Mafia who had been in hiding for ten months underneath his own home.

The man, Carmine Giuliano, is accused of drug trafficking, mafia association and corruption of public officials.

The police say Mr Giuliano's bunker was protected by sophisticated electronic equipment and in an earlier raid they had failed to spot a hatch leading to the hideout from the children's room in the house.