Editing Camorra (section)

==Efforts to fight the Camorra==
The Camorra has proven to be an extremely difficult organisation to fight within Italy. During the 1911–12 trial, Fabroni gave testimony on how complicated it was to successfully prosecute the Camorra: "The Camorrist has no political ideals. He exploits the elections and the elected for gain. The leaders distribute bands throughout the town, and they have recoursed to violence to obtain the vote of the electors for the candidates whom they have determined to support. Those who refuse to vote as instructed are beaten, slashed with knives, or kidnapped. All this is done with assurance of impunity, as the Camorrists will have the protection of successful politicians, who realize that they cannot be chosen to office without paying toll to the Camorra."<ref name=nyt130711>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/07/13/105030896.pdf|title=Says Politicians Hire The Camorra; Capt. Fabroni Declares Nobody Can Be Elected in Naples Without Its Aid|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=13 July 1911|access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>

Unlike the Sicilian Mafia, which has a clear hierarchy and a division of interests, the Camorra's activities are much less centralised. This makes the organisation much more difficult to combat through crude repression.<ref name=behan114>Behan, ''The Camorra'', p. 114</ref> In Campania, where unemployment is high and opportunities are limited, the Camorra has become an integral part of the fabric of society. It offers a sense of community and provides the youth with jobs.  Members are guided in the pursuit of criminal activities, including [[cigarette smuggling]], drug trafficking, and theft.<ref name=tim011106>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article621615.ece|title=Analysis: Naples, a city in the grip of the Camorra|last=Owen|first=Richard|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=1 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907043019/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article621615.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref>

The government has made an effort to combat the Camorra's criminal activities in Campania. The solution ultimately lies in Italy's ability to offer values, education and work opportunities to the next generation. However, the government has been hard pressed to find funds for promoting long-term reforms that are needed to improve the local economic outlook and create jobs.<ref name=tim011106/> Instead, it has had to rely on limited law enforcement activity in an environment that has a long history of tolerance and acceptance of criminality and is governed by the omertà.<ref name=behan129>Behan, ''The Camorra'', p. 129</ref>

Despite the overwhelming magnitude of the problem, law enforcement officials continue their pursuit. The Italian police are coordinating their efforts with [[Europol]] and [[Interpol]] to conduct special operations against the Camorra. The Carabinieri and the Financial Police (''[[Guardia di Finanza]]'') are also fighting criminal activities related to tax evasion, border controls, and money laundering. Prefect Gennaro Monaco, Deputy Chief of Police and Chief of the Section of Criminal Police cites "impressive results" against the Camorra in recent years, yet the Camorra continues to grow in power.<ref name="NATO">{{cite web | url=http://www.naa.be/archivedpub/trip/ar81gen9835-palermo.asp | title=Sub-committee onpo East-West Economic Co-operation and Convergence and Sub-committee on Civilian Security and Co-operation Trip Report: Visit to Rome / Palermo Secretariat Report 6–8 May 1998 (Prefect Gennaro Monaco, Deputy-Chief of Police and Chief of the Section of Criminal Police) | date=18 August 1998 | publisher=NATO Parliamentary Assembly | access-date=24 January 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044714/http://www.naa.be/archivedpub/trip/ar81gen9835-palermo.asp | archive-date=7 July 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1998, police took a leading Camorra figure into custody. [[Francesco Schiavone]] was caught hiding in a secret apartment near Naples behind a sliding wall of granite. The mayor of Naples, Antonio Bassolino, compared the arrest to that of Sicilian Mafia chief [[Salvatore Riina]] in 1993.<ref name=bbc110798>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/131042.stm|title=Mafia 'big man' arrested|work=BBC News|date=11 July 1998|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527115219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/131042.stm|archive-date=27 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Schiavone is now serving a life sentence after a criminal career which included arms trafficking, bomb attacks, armed robbery, and murder.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

[[Michele Zagaria]], a senior member of the Casalesi clan, was arrested in 2011 after eluding police for 16 years. He was found in a secret bunker in the town Casapesenna, near Naples.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8941247/Camorra-boss-Michele-Zagaria-caught-after-police-break-into-underground-bunker.html|title=Camorra boss Michele Zagaria caught after police break into underground bunker|date=8 December 2011|last=Pisa|first=Nick|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525124813/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8941247/Camorra-boss-Michele-Zagaria-caught-after-police-break-into-underground-bunker.html|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, clan boss Mario Riccio was arrested for drug trafficking in the Naples area. Around the same time 29 suspected Camorra members were also arrested in Rome.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26031009|work=BBC News|title=Italy Camorra mafia clan boss Mario Riccio arrested|date=4 February 2014|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327095118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26031009|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The arrests in the Campania region demonstrate that the police are not allowing the Camorra to operate without intervention.  However, progress remains slow, and these minor victories have done little to loosen the Camorra's grip on Naples and the surrounding regions.<ref name=tim011106/>

In 2008, Italian police arrested three members of the Camorra crime syndicate on 30 September 2008. According to Gianfrancesco Siazzu, commander of the Carabinieri police, the three were captured in small villas on the coast of Naples. All three had been on Italy's 100 top most wanted list. Police seized assets valued at over 100 million euros and also weapons, including two [[AK-47]] assault rifles that may have been used in the [[Castel Volturno massacre|shooting of six Africans]] on 18 September 2008. Police found pistols, Carabinieri uniforms and other outfits that were used to disguise members of the operation. During the same week, a separate operation netted 26 additional suspects in [[Caserta]]. All were believed to belong to the powerful Camorra crime syndicate that operates in and around Naples. The suspects were charged with extortion and weapons possession. In some cases, the charges also included murder and robbery. Giuseppina Nappa, the 48-year-old wife of a jailed crime boss, was among those arrested. She is believed to be the Camorra's local paymaster.<ref name="Italy">{{cite web | url=http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/world/2008/09/30/D93H20EG0_eu_italy_mafia_arrests/index.html | author=Alessandra Rizzo | title=Italy arrests scores of suspected mobsters | date=30 September 2008 | work=Salon | access-date=4 October 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Italian state confiscated €30&nbsp;million including real estate in [[Luxembourg]] belonging to Angelo Grillo, a businessman from [[Marcianise]], considered very close to the Belforte clan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecodicaserta.it/index.php/home/cronaca/25239-caserta-ritorna-in-auge-angelo-grillo-sequestrati-beni-per-30-milioni-di-euro-beni-immobili-anche.html|title=Caserta, ritorna in auge l'imprenditore faccendiere ANGELO GRILLO, sequestrati beni per 30 milioni di euro, beni immobili anche in Lussemburgo|website=ecodicaserta.it|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090002/http://www.ecodicaserta.it/index.php/home/cronaca/25239-caserta-ritorna-in-auge-angelo-grillo-sequestrati-beni-per-30-milioni-di-euro-beni-immobili-anche.html|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Grillo also owned the company Lynch Invest SA based in the country. In the name of this company, he purchased real estate in Campania and [[Sardinia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noicaserta.it/confisca_angelo_grillo_marcianise_beni.html|title=Confiscato l'impero dell'imprenditore socio dei boss: ville, terreni e societa' sotto chiave|website=Noi|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321191647/http://www.noicaserta.it/confisca_angelo_grillo_marcianise_beni.html|archive-date=21 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2018, Italian police announced the arrest of Antonio Orlando, suspected of being a major figure in the Camorra.<ref name="orlando">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/27/italian-police-arrest-mafia-boss-at-luxury-hideout | title=Italian police arrest mafia boss at luxury hideout | date=27 November 2018 | work=The Guardian | access-date=27 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127150652/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/27/italian-police-arrest-mafia-boss-at-luxury-hideout | archive-date=27 November 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2019, Ciro Rinaldi, boss of the [[Rinaldi clan]], was arrested in a house in the region of [[San Pietro a Patierno]], he is accused of the double murder of Raffaele Cepparulo, member of a small gang linked to the [[Mazzarella clan]], and Ciro Colonna, an innocent victim. Rinaldi is also considered responsible for the murder of Vincenzo De Bernardo, also linked to the Mazzarellas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/arrestato-ciro-rinaldi-boss-my-way.html|title=Finita la latitanza di Ciro Rinaldi: il boss si nascondeva da familiari|date=16 February 2019|publisher=Napolitoday.it|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710140609/http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/arrestato-ciro-rinaldi-boss-my-way.html|archive-date=10 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of his arrest, his clan was considered one of the most powerful clans of the Camorra, having all the eastern area of the city of Naples under its control and having as allies the [[Secondigliano Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/i-rinaldi-tra-i-clan-piu-forti-decisivi-gli-accordi-con-lalleanza-di-secondigliano-lo-scenario/|title="I Rinaldi tra i clan più forti, decisivi gli accordi con l'Alleanza di Secondigliano", lo scenario|date=22 January 2019|publisher=Internapoli.it|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710140606/https://internapoli.it/i-rinaldi-tra-i-clan-piu-forti-decisivi-gli-accordi-con-lalleanza-di-secondigliano-lo-scenario/|archive-date=10 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/colpo-alla-camorra-arrestato-il-superlatitante-ciro-rinaldi-my-way/|title=Colpo alla camorra, arrestato il superlatitante Ciro Rinaldi 'My way'|date=16 February 2019|publisher=Internapoli.it|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710141202/https://internapoli.it/colpo-alla-camorra-arrestato-il-superlatitante-ciro-rinaldi-my-way/|archive-date=10 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 September 2019, Ciro Rinaldi was sentenced to life imprisonment, considered to be the mastermind behind the murders of Cepparulo and Colonna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/omicidio_di_colonna_e_cepparulo_ergastolo_per_boss_rinaldi_e_altri-4742736.html|title=Napoli, ergastolo al boss Rinaldi per l'agguato nel circolo di Portici: uccise il capo dei Barbudos e una vittima innocente|website=www.ilmattino.it|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927112016/https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/omicidio_di_colonna_e_cepparulo_ergastolo_per_boss_rinaldi_e_altri-4742736.html|archive-date=27 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the reports, Rinaldi reportedly ordered Cepparulo's death believing Cepparulo was planning to kill him to give "pleasure" to the Mazzarella clan, historical enemies of the Rinaldi clan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giustizianews24.it/2019/09/16/omicidio-dellinnocente-ciro-colonna-e-del-boss-cepparulo-conto-alla-rovescia-per-la-sentenza-il-pm-ha-chiesto-8-ergastoli/|title=Omicidio dell'innocente Ciro Colonna e del boss Cepparulo, conto alla rovescia per la sentenza: il pm ha chiesto 8 ergastoli|date=16 September 2019 |language=it-IT|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

In March 2019, [[Marco Di Lauro]], the second most wanted man in Italy, was arrested after spending 14 years on the run. He is the fourth son of ex-Camorra boss [[Paolo Di Lauro]]. In 2010, an informant said that he was responsible for at least four murders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/mafia-super-fugitive-arrested-in-italy-after-14-years-on-the-run|title=Mafia 'super fugitive' arrested in Italy after 14 years on the run|first=Travis|last=Fedschun|date=3 March 2019|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115025147/https://www.foxnews.com/world/mafia-super-fugitive-arrested-in-italy-after-14-years-on-the-run|archive-date=15 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2019, the Italian police arrested more than 120 members of the Secondigliano Alliance, the alliance created by the [[Licciardi clan|Licciardi]], [[Contini clan|Contini]] and [[Mallardo clan|Mallardo]] clans, in an ''anti-Camorra'' operation. The police also confiscated €130 million. Among those who were arrested were the wives of the bosses of the [[Patrizio Bosti|Bosti]], Mallardo, Licciardi and Contini clans, but also their lieutenants, children, grandchildren and entrepreneurs who worked for the alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/camorra-secondigliano-sgominata-alleanza-100-arresti-7a7be5d2-fa05-433a-a4f5-58694b4a062d.html?refresh_ce|title=Camorra, scacco all'alleanza di Secondigliano: oltre 100 arresti|date=26 June 2019|publisher=Rai News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/over-120-arrested-in-italian-mafia-raids/news-story/ad7f86d98acf6358409774d792580fce|title=Over 120 arrested in Italian mafia raids|date=26 June 2019|newspaper=[[The Australian]]}}</ref> The historical female boss [[Maria Licciardi]] managed to escape from the arrest in the operation, and is now considered a fugitive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://napoli.fanpage.it/blitz-secondigliano-maria-licciardi-a-piccerella-e-in-fuga|title=Blitz Secondigliano, Maria Licciardi 'a piccerella è in fuga|date=26 June 2019|publisher=Fanpage.it|access-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626154903/https://napoli.fanpage.it/blitz-secondigliano-maria-licciardi-a-piccerella-e-in-fuga/|archive-date=26 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Seven members of the organization were arrested in Spain, Netherlands, South America and in the [[Balkans]], places where they were running illicit business on behalf of the Alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/06/28/news/camorra_scacco_all_alleanza_12_ricercati_7_all_estero-229838954|title=Camorra: scacco all'Alleanza; 12 ricercati, 7 all'estero|date=28 June 2019|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|access-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628164311/https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/06/28/news/camorra_scacco_all_alleanza_12_ricercati_7_all_estero-229838954/|archive-date=28 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 July 2019, the Italian police confiscated €300 million, including 600 houses, lands, 16 cars and bank accounts belonging to Antonio Passarelli, a businessman believed to be connected to the Di Lauro clan, [[Giuseppe Puca|Puca clan]], Aversano clan, Mallardo clan, Verde clan, Perfetto clan and to the Scissionisti di Secondigliano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/antonio-passarelli/|title=Confisca da 300 mln di euro a Passarelli, l'imprenditore di 5 clan: 600 case e terreni, 16 auto e conti in banca|date=12 July 2019|publisher=Internapoli.it|access-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200205/https://internapoli.it/antonio-passarelli/|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 10 August 2019, an operation of the police arrested six important members of the Rinaldi clan, particularly members of the Reale faction. They are accused of drug trafficking, extortion and [[Criminal possession of a weapon|illegal possession of weapons]]. The organization, once considered one of the most prominent, suffered hard blows in 2019, with the arrests of most of its leaders and important figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/ferimento-noemi-arresto-nurcaro-clan-reale.html|title=Droga ed estorsioni per il clan Reale-Rinaldi: in manette anche Salvatore Nurcaro|date=10 August 2019|language=it|newspaper=NapoliToday.it|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810140803/http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/ferimento-noemi-arresto-nurcaro-clan-reale.html|archive-date=10 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 August 2019, Giuseppe Chirico, included in the list of the most dangerous fugitives in Italy, was arrested in the [[Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport|Ciampino airport]], where he landed after a brief holiday abroad. Chirico is considered a prominent member of the Scarpa, linked to the powerful Gallo-Cavalieri clan from [[Torre Annunziata]], dedicated in particular to international drug trafficking. He was wanted since January 2018 and was using a fake identity at the time of his arrest.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=21 August 2019|title=Camorra, latitante del clan Scarpa arrestato in aeroporto al rientro dalle vacanze all'estero|url=https://napoli.fanpage.it/camorra-latitante-del-clan-scarpa-arrestato-in-aeroporto-al-rientro-dalle-vacanze-allestero|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821185619/https://napoli.fanpage.it/camorra-latitante-del-clan-scarpa-arrestato-in-aeroporto-al-rientro-dalle-vacanze-allestero/|archive-date=21 August 2019|access-date=21 August 2019|language=it|newspaper=[[Fanpage (newspaper)|Fanpage]]}}</ref>

On 24 September 2019, the Italian police arrested Salvatore Ferro, step brother of Gaetano Beneduce, head of the historical Beneduce-Longobardi clan, based in [[Pozzuoli]]. Ferro, according to investigations, led the Ferro faction of the clan since the death of his brother Rosario Ferro, known as 'Capatosta, in 1998. Now he will serve two years and five months in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teleclubitalia.it/175328/camorra-a-pozzuoli-carabinieri-in-azione-fermato-fratellastro-del-boss-il-nome/|title=Camorra a Pozzuoli, carabinieri in azione: fermato ras del clan "Ferro".|last=Ciccarelli|first=Marino|date=25 September 2019|website=Teleclubitalia notizie da Napoli e dall'Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925150552/https://www.teleclubitalia.it/175328/camorra-a-pozzuoli-carabinieri-in-azione-fermato-fratellastro-del-boss-il-nome/|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cronacaflegrea.it/pozzuoli-arrestato-il-fratellastro-del-boss-gaetano-beneduce/|title=POZZUOLI/ Arrestato il fratellastro del boss Gaetano Beneduce|last=Giudice|first=Gennaro Del|website=Cronaca Flegrea|date=25 September 2019|language=it-IT|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925150547/http://www.cronacaflegrea.it/pozzuoli-arrestato-il-fratellastro-del-boss-gaetano-beneduce/|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2019, Pasquale Puca, known as ‘o minorenne, head of the Puca clan and nephew of [[Giuseppe Puca]], was sentenced to life in prison. Puca is held responsible for the murder of Francesco Verde, known as ‘o negus, then leader of the Verde clan, happened in 2007. Between the end of the 1980s and the 1990s, the Verde clan fought with the Puca and Ranucci clans, a clash to which numerous murders were attributed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/pasquale-puca-francesco-verde/|title=Stangata per Pasquale Puca 'o minorenne, ergastolo per il boss di S. Antimo per l'omicidio di 'o negus|date=25 September 2019|website=InterNapoli.it|language=it-IT|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925153409/https://internapoli.it/pasquale-puca-francesco-verde/|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2019, the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia seized €1.5 million belonging to Annalisa De Martino, the former partner of the boss Giuseppe Gallo. The Gallo clan has control over illegal activities such as extortion, drug trafficking and money laundering in the areas of [[Boscotrecase]], [[Boscoreale]] and [[Torre Annunziata]]. De Martino was considered to be in charge of the financial management of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.2anews.it/ultime-notizie-di-cronaca/camorra-sequestro-ex-convivente-boss-gallo.html|title=Camorra, sequestro da un milione e mezzo di euro all'ex convivente del boss Gallo|last=Monaco|first=Francesco|date=17 October 2019|website=2A News|language=it-IT|access-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018140425/https://www.2anews.it/ultime-notizie-di-cronaca/camorra-sequestro-ex-convivente-boss-gallo.html|archive-date=18 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenpress.it/2019/10/17/camorra-dia-napoli-sequestra-beni-per-15-mln-di-euro-al-clan-gallo/|title=Camorra. Dia Napoli sequestra beni per 1,5 mln di euro al clan Gallo|date=17 October 2019|website=Agenpress|language=it-IT|access-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018140428/https://www.agenpress.it/2019/10/17/camorra-dia-napoli-sequestra-beni-per-15-mln-di-euro-al-clan-gallo/|archive-date=18 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 23 October 2019, the Italian police dismantled the Montescuro clan, arresting 23 important members of the organisation. The clan was headed by the elderly boss Carmine Montescuro, nicknamed '' 'Zì Menuzzo' '', a leader of remarkable criminal charisma, who for at least 20 years played the role of mediator in the wars between various clans. According to the investigations, due to his mediation skills, he was able to put the {{ill|Missos|it|Clan Misso|vertical-align=sup}}, the Mazzarellas and the [[Contini clan|Continis]] at the same table when the war between their organisations was at its peak in the early 2000s. Montescuro also had a good relationship with Marco Mariano, boss of the Mariano clan in the 1990s. Despite his advanced age, the Court of Naples authorized his arrest and transfer to prison; however, after less than two weeks, he was transferred from jail to house arrest for health reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cronachedellacampania.it/2019/11/camorra-o-menuzzo-e-gia-a-casa-ai-domiciliari-il-pentito-un-ufficiale-della-finanza-fa-uscire-la-droga-dal-porto/|title=Camorra: o' menuzzo è già a casa ai domiciliari. Il pentito: 'Un ufficiale della Finanza fa uscire la droga dal porto'|date=2 November 2019|website=Cronache della Campania|language=it-IT|access-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105174346/https://www.cronachedellacampania.it/2019/11/camorra-o-menuzzo-e-gia-a-casa-ai-domiciliari-il-pentito-un-ufficiale-della-finanza-fa-uscire-la-droga-dal-porto/|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Montescuro was also known for his passion for gambling, and was often in [[Monte Carlo]], where he reportedly spent large amounts of money.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stylo24.it/zi-menuzzo-boss-pace/|title="Zì Menuzzo", il boss che ha sempre voluto solo la pace (e i soldi del racket)|date=24 October 2019|website=Stylo24 - Giornale d'inchiesta|language=it-IT|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/estorsioni-porto-napoli-arresti-montescuro.html|title=Operazione piccola Svizzera, 23 arresti nel clan Montescuro|website=NapoliToday|language=it|access-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024170757/http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/estorsioni-porto-napoli-arresti-montescuro.html|archive-date=24 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2019, Raffaele Romano, a prominent affiliate of the [[De Luca Bossa clan]], decided to move to the side of the State, becoming a pentito.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/trema-ancora-la-camorra-di-ponticelli-ce-un-altro-pentito/|title=Trema ancora la camorra di Ponticelli, c'è un altro pentito|last=Di Donato|first=Saverio|date=2 November 2019|website=InterNapoli.it|language=it-IT|access-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104201505/https://internapoli.it/trema-ancora-la-camorra-di-ponticelli-ce-un-altro-pentito/|archive-date=4 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to reports, the De Luca Bossa clan, now the most powerful clan of [[Ponticelli]] and of much of the Vesuvian area, could soon crumble under the declarations of the new pentito.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilroma.net/news/cronaca/ponticelli-trema-il-clan-de-luca-bossa-il-ras-si-pente-e-accusa-tutti|title=Ponticelli, trema il clan De Luca Bossa: il ras si pente e accusa tutti|website=Roma|language=en|access-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104202546/https://www.ilroma.net/news/cronaca/ponticelli-trema-il-clan-de-luca-bossa-il-ras-si-pente-e-accusa-tutti|archive-date=4 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 6 November 2019, the Carabinieri arrested Federico Rapprese, linked to the Rannucci clan and included in the list of the most dangerous fugitives. Rapprese was wanted since February 2018, accused of the attempted murder of Antonio Marrazzo, brother of the head of the Marazzo clan, happened in December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://internapoli.it/federico-rapprese-latitante-melito/|title=[VIDEO] Tentò di uccidere il fratello del boss, latitante preso a Melito dopo inseguimento sui tetti|last=Esposito|first=Alessio|date=7 November 2019|website=InterNapoli.it|language=it-IT|access-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107164232/https://internapoli.it/federico-rapprese-latitante-melito/|archive-date=7 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 8 November 2019, Antonio Abbinante, considered the new boss of [[Scampia]] and the current head of the {{ill|Abbinante clan|it|Clan Abbinante|vertical-align=sup}}, was arrested by the police. Abbinante was intercepted in [[Mugnano di Napoli]] along with two bodyguards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stylo24.it/arrestato-antonio-abbinante-boss/|title=Arrestato Antonio Abbinante, il nuovo boss di Scampia|date=8 November 2019|website=Stylo24 - Giornale d'inchiesta|language=it-IT|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

On 11 November 2019, Marco Di Lauro was sentenced to life imprisonment, considered the mastermind behind the ambush in which Attilio Romanò, an innocent victim, was killed.  The murder took place in January 2005, when the assassins of the Di Lauro clan mistook Romanò for the nephew of the boss Rosario Pariante, one of the Scissionistis with whom the Di Lauro clan was at war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://napoli.fanpage.it/omicidio-di-attilio-romano-vittima-innocente-di-camorra-ergastolo-a-marco-di-lauro/|title=Omicidio di Attilio Romanò, vittima innocente di camorra: ergastolo a Marco Di Lauro|website=Napoli Fanpage|language=it|access-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111164040/https://napoli.fanpage.it/omicidio-di-attilio-romano-vittima-innocente-di-camorra-ergastolo-a-marco-di-lauro/|archive-date=11 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 12 November 2019, 20 members of the [[Cesarano clan]] were arrested, accused of Camorra association, extortion and drug trafficking. The organization is particularly active in Ponte Persica and [[Pompei]]. In May 2019, the police dismantled a scheme in which the clan had a privileged channel to the Netherlands, obtaining the monopoly on shipments of flowers, bulbs and pottery from the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/napoli/blitz-guardia-finanza-arrestate-20-persone-clan-cesarano-1782903.html|title=Blitz della Guardia di finanza: arrestate 20 persone del clan Cesarano|last=Riccio|first=Ignazio|website=ilGiornale.it|language=it|access-date=12 November 2019|date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112143851/http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/napoli/blitz-guardia-finanza-arrestate-20-persone-clan-cesarano-1782903.html|archive-date=12 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 11 December 2019, Giuseppe Polverino and Giuseppe Simioli, former leaders of the [[Polverino clan]], were sentenced to life imprisonment. They were held responsible for the murder of Giuseppe Candela, which happened in July 2009. According to the investigations, Candela, who was a member of the clan, was killed because he was managing his business independently and no longer responding to the clan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stylo24.it/camorra-ergastolo-giuseppe-polverino/|title=Camorra, condannato all'ergastolo il capoclan Giuseppe Polverino|date=11 December 2019|website=Stylo24 - Giornale d'inchiesta|language=it-IT|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref>

In February 2020, four members affiliated to the [[Rinaldi clan]] were arrested, among which are also Rita and Francesco Rinaldi, sons of the late boss of the clan, Antonio Rinaldi known as '''O Giallo'' (killed in 1989), as well nephews of Ciro Rinaldi.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/napoli_arresti_oggi_camorra_clan_rinaldi-5046254.html|title=Camorra, quattro arresti a Napoli: in cella la moglie e il figlio del boss per usura e minacce|website=www.ilmattino.it|language=it|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323184118/https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/napoli_arresti_oggi_camorra_clan_rinaldi-5046254.html|archive-date=23 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> They are accused of usury, extortion and attempted extortion with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Also in February 2020, the [[Guardia di Finanza]] seized a company that, according to the Antimafia, belonged to the [[Cesarano clan]], from [[Castellammare di Stabia]], and was headed by Antonio Martone and Giovanni Esposito, both in prison, and brothers-in-law of Luigi Di Martino, boss of the Cesarano clan. The purpose of this company was to stand between traders and carriers in order to impose the services and tariffs of the clan on them. The Guardia di Finanza estimated the turnover of the business was around €2 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/campania/notizie/2020/02/11/camorra-sequestrata-ditta-clan-cesarano_267b7901-5c64-42ac-84db-a7e805c89ffe.html|title=Camorra, sequestrata ditta clan Cesarano - Campania|date=11 February 2020|website=Agenzia ANSA|language=it|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411202755/https://www.ansa.it/campania/notizie/2020/02/11/camorra-sequestrata-ditta-clan-cesarano_267b7901-5c64-42ac-84db-a7e805c89ffe.html|archive-date=11 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/camorra-mercato-fiori-clan-cesarano.html|title=Le mani della camorra sul mercato dei fiori: sequestrata società|website=NapoliToday|language=it|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215031841/https://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/camorra-mercato-fiori-clan-cesarano.html|archive-date=15 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 17 March 2020, the Italian police arrested five members of the [[Aprea-Cuccaro clan]] accused of extortion and attempted extortion with aggravating circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/camorra_a_napoli_racket-5118582.html|title=Napoli: nuove alleanze di camorra, le vittime del racket portate davanti al boss|website=www.ilmattino.it|language=it|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407152507/https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/camorra_a_napoli_racket-5118582.html|archive-date=7 April 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>  According to the investigators, the building contractors in the area of [[Barra (Naples)|Barra]], the clan's stronghold, victims of extortion by part of the clan, were summoned to the 'villa' of the boss Antonio Acanfora, also arrested in the operation and considered the current regent of the Aprea's wing inside the organizations. The current actions by members of the Aprea-Cuccaro clan would be an expression of the new criminal alliance formed with the [[De Luca Bossa clan]] and the [[Rinaldi clan]] in order to control the entire eastern territory of Naples.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cronachedellacampania.it/2020/03/camorra-convocavano-gli-imprenditori-nella-villa-del-boss-presi-in-5-del-clan-aprea-di-barra/|title=Camorra, convocavano gli imprenditori nella 'villa' del boss: presi in 5 del clan Aprea di Barra|date=18 March 2020|website=Cronache della Campania|language=it-IT|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319155319/https://www.cronachedellacampania.it/2020/03/camorra-convocavano-gli-imprenditori-nella-villa-del-boss-presi-in-5-del-clan-aprea-di-barra/|archive-date=19 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2020, a small group of drug dealers led by Anna Gallo, a 74-year-old woman, was overthrown by the Italian police in [[Torre Annunziata]]. Anna Gallo, known as "ninnacchera", is the widow of a local Camorra affiliate Ernesto Venditto, killed in an ambush in 1999. In the operation were arrested  22 people, including 9 women.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-27|title=Spaccio nel Vesuviano: 19 arresti. A capo la "nonnina" di camorra vedova del boss|url=https://www.ilfattovesuviano.it/2020/05/spaccio-nel-vesuviano-19-arresti-a-capo-la-nonnina-di-camorra-vedova-del-boss/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Il Fatto Vesuviano|language=it-IT|archive-date=12 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212043744/https://www.ilfattovesuviano.it/2020/05/spaccio-nel-vesuviano-19-arresti-a-capo-la-nonnina-di-camorra-vedova-del-boss/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-21|title=Torre Annunziata, la vedova del boss Venditto gestiva le piazze di spaccio della Provolera|url=https://www.cronachedellacampania.it/2018/09/torre-annunziata-la-vedova-del-boss-venditto-gestiva-le-piazze-di-spaccio-della-provolera/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Cronache della Campania|language=it}}</ref>

Also in May 2020, the Italian State confiscated €7 million to a businessman linked to the [[Michele Zagaria|Zagaria]]'s faction of the [[Casalesi clan]]. Among the seized goods were 25 bank accounts, eight companies, 18 commercial premises, 32 houses, seven garages and four plots of land.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camorra, maxi sequestro in Toscana: "Aiutano i Casalesi"|url=https://www.firenzetoday.it/cronaca/camorra-mafia-sequestro-lucca-toscana-23-maggio-2020.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=FirenzeToday|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Corruzione all'Asl Napoli 3, sequestrati 7 milioni a imprenditore dei Casalesi|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/corruzione_asl_napoli_imprenditore_casalesi_clan_camorra-5245138.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.ilmattino.it|date=23 May 2020|language=it}}</ref> In the same week, autoritires confiscated more assets for a total value of over €22 million belonging to Vincenzo Zangrillo, another businessman linked to the Casalesi. In this operation were seized 200 vehicles, 21 hectares of land, six companies and 21 bank accounts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=Camorra, confiscati beni per 22 milioni a imprenditore vicino al clan dei casalesi|url=https://www.pupia.tv/2020/05/canali/cronaca/camorra-confiscati-beni-per-22-milioni-a-imprenditore-vicino-al-clan-dei-casalesi/474247|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Pupia.tv|language=it-IT}}</ref> In the past, Zangrillo had been accused of international drug trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Confiscati 22 milioni di beni a Vincenzo Zangrillo, ritenuto vicino ai Casalesi|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/zangrillo-confisca-beni-milioni-casalesi-dia-camorra-ed34610a-dabc-46e4-8690-b1d078de7d90.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=rainews|date=29 May 2020 |language=it}}</ref>

On 3 June 2020, the Italian police dismantled the monopoly of the drug market led by the D'Alessandro clan. According to the police the clan had the total control of the cocaine market in the [[Sorrento Peninsula]], where they also sold drugs to wealthy businessmen. The D'Alessandro clan also used a network of brokers by which they accessed new supply channels, having contacts even with the [[Bellocco 'ndrina|Bellocco]] and [[Pesce 'ndrina|Pesce]] 'ndrine, historical 'Ndrangheta groups from [[Rosarno]] in Calabria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camorra, decapitato il clan D'Alessandro: 26 arresti nella notte, patto con gli Afeltra-Di Martino per lo spaccio in penisola sorrentina|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/arresti_a_napoli_oggi_camorra_clan_d_alessandro-5265748.html|access-date=2020-06-03|website=www.ilmattino.it|date=3 June 2020|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=Camorra: questa notte 26 arresti per il clan D'Alessandro|url=https://www.napolisera.it/2020/06/03/camorra-questa-notte-26-arresti-per-clan-dalessandro/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Napolisera|language=it-IT|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929143406/https://www.napolisera.it/2020/06/03/camorra-questa-notte-26-arresti-per-clan-dalessandro/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2020, five Camorra affiliates were arrested in the Province of Naples, that operated between the cities of [[Nola]] and [[Saviano]]. According to the investigations, they were involved in public contracts in Saviano, such as in the redevelopment of the sewage system and in the management of the waste collection service. The group was also active in the drug market, supplying the local drug dealers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Camorra, droga alle piazze spaccio e 'pizzo' sugli appalti: 5 arresti|url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/06/04/news/camorra_droga_alle_piazze_spaccio_e_pizzo_sugli_appalti_5_arresti-258404975/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=la Repubblica|language=it}}</ref>

After months of investigations and joint activities of the [[Interpol]], on 3 June 2020, the Italian government finally obtained the extradition of Salvatore Vittorio from [[Dominican Republic]] to Italy. Vittorio was considered the money launderer of the [[Contini clan]] in [[Santo Domingo]]. According to the Italian authorities, he is accused of mafia-type criminal association and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caracciolo|first=Alessandro|date=2020-06-03|title=Presi 8 latitanti a S. Domingo, c'è anche il riciclatore dell'Alleanza di Secondigliano Salvatore Vittorio|url=https://internapoli.it/salvatore-vittorio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603142906/https://internapoli.it/salvatore-vittorio/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2020|access-date=2020-06-03|website=InterNapoli.it|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=In fuga ai Caraibi grazie a false identità, arrestati otto latitanti, c'è anche l'ex presidente del Padova calcio|url=https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/06/03/news/napoli_arresti_camorra-258308615/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=la Repubblica|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Santo Domingo, arrestato latitante del clan Contini: fermato mentre portava i figli a scuola|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/santo_domingo_arrestato_latitante_del_clan_contini_napoli-5265792.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.ilmattino.it|date=3 June 2020|language=it}}</ref>

On 5 June 2020, the Direzione Distrettuale Antimafia seized €10 million of assets from the [[Polverino clan]]. Among the seized assets were two villas, two garages, two warehouse-depots, six commercial premises, three plots of land, a school building and a nursery.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-05|title=Camorra, sequestrati al Clan Polverino beni per 10 milioni di euro, c'è anche un asilo nido|url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/06/05/news/camorra_sequestrati_al_clan_polverino_beni_per_10_milioni_di_euro-258490309/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=la Repubblica|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Clan Polverino, sequestrati beni per 10 milioni nel Napoletano: c'è anche una scuola|url=https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/clan_polverino_marano-5270022.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.ilmattino.it|date=5 June 2020|language=it}}</ref>

On 9 June 2020, a Senator of centre-right opposition [[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]] party, Luigi Cesaro, was placed under investigation, after a police investigation that led to the arrest of 59 affiliates of Camorra clans based in the comune of [[Sant'Antimo]], including three brothers of the politician. The Cesaro family is a well known family in Sant'Antimo, having vast businesses especially in the field of private health and affiliated with the National Health Service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bufi|first=Fulvio|date=2020-09-06|title=Blitz contro la camorra, arrestati i tre fratelli del senatore Cesaro (Forza Italia), che è indagato|url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_giugno_09/blitz-contro-camorra-arrestati-tre-fratelli-senatore-cesaro-forza-italia-ac64b100-aa47-11ea-96b1-0359b9449147.shtml|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Corriere della Sera|language=it}}</ref> According to the investigations, the Cesaros were involved in a scheme between entrepreneurs, municipal technicians, politicians and well-known representatives of the local organized crime, such as members of the Puca clan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-09|title=Camorra, maxi blitz nel Napoletano: 59 arresti alle luci dell'alba|url=https://www.vesuviolive.it/ultime-notizie/cronaca/342923-blitz-camorra-sant-antimo/|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Vesuvio Live|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-09|title=Golpe a la camorra en Italia con la detención de familiares de un conocido político|url=https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-golpe-camorra-italia-detencion-familiares-conocido-politico-202006091419_noticia.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=abc|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=Voti comprati, appalti truccati e camorra: tutti i politici di Sant'Antimo coinvolti nella bufera giudiziaria|url=https://internapoli.it/santantimo-politici-camorra/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611054135/https://internapoli.it/santantimo-politici-camorra/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2020|access-date=2020-06-10|website=InterNapoli.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>