In operation “Golem 2,” more than 200 police from Palermo and Trapani in Sicily arrested Salvatore Messina Denaro.

He was arrested along with others who authorities said were members of a network surrounding the “boss of bosses” of the Cosa Nostra, who has been on the run since 1993.

The detainees face charges of organizing godfather Messina Denaro’s secret correspondence “in order to help him remain on the run,” said a police statement.

Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the latest arrests were the result of one of the most important police operations of the last decade, greatly increasing the chances of catching Messina Denaro.

Like previous fugitive godfathers, Messina Denaro controls the mob by sending secret “pizzini” — tiny pieces of paper typed on wafer-thin paper and hidden between the messenger’s toes — which are used to communicate between mafia lieutenants.

Detectives believe the crime boss is hiding out close to his family home at Castelvetrano, near Trapani, and is moving between safe houses.