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CAMORRA - 1987

In September. of 1984. the Massachusetts State Police and Drug Enforcement Admtnistration at Springfield, Masachusetts arrested Anthony "Tony" Manzi of 37 Somerset Street, Springfield,Massachusetts, for sale and possession of cocaine. Anthony Manzi was identified as a member of the CAMORRA, working· for "DON" RAFFAELE CUTOLO who is incarcerated in Italy. Italian authorities advised that MANZI was wanted in Italy for murder, narcotics and weapon violations.
In Albany·, New York, members of .the State Police Special Investigations ·Unit identify a subject, BRONO SICA, who was dealing cocaine. BRUNO SICA was seen at a local vacation resort with various members of the COLOMBO crime family. Investigationrevealed that BRUnO SICA was using the same 37 Somerset address in Springfield, Massachusetts as ANTONIO MANZI.
Investigation by State Police and United States Immigration and Naturalization Service continued until -March of 1987 when BRUNO SICA was arrested for being an Illegal Alien
and Possession of a Forged Instrument (Fraudulent Immigration Card). Photographs and fingerprints of BRONO SICA were sent to Naples, Italy where they were able to identify BRUNO SICA as ENRICO MADONNA of Cervinara Avellino. Italy.
Italian authorities indicated that MADONNA is a member of the CAMORRA and the consigliere to DON RAFFAELE CUTOLO. MADONNA was also a fugitive from Italy where he was wanted for extortion, narcotics violations and criminal association with mafia members.

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Shortly after the arrest of ENRICO MADONNA, another CAMORRA member, BIAGIO CAVA, an alleged hit, man,. was arrested in Springfield, Massachusetts, as an illegal alien. Other CAMORRA members have been arrested in Chicago, Illinois.
Italian authorities have identified ENRICO MADONNA,ANTONIO MANZI and BIAGlO CAVA as members of "The CAMORRA"., They also stated that there are two distinct groups within this Italian Organized Crime Family.
The first is the NEW ORGANIZED CAMORRA (NUOVA CAMORRA ORGANIZZATA) headed by the incarcerated RAFFAELE CUTOLO.
The second group is che NEW FAMILY (NUOVA FAMIGLIA),led by the fugitive ANTONIO BARDELLINO. which is comprised of all clans of CAMORRA, excluding CUTOLO'S clan.

The CAMORRA, operating from the Naples area, are suspected of betng involved in an extensive cocaine distribution network that furnishes cocaine for Italy and other European
countries. One major importer of cocaine into Italy is Italian fugitive ANTONIO BARDELLINO, the Boss of one of the three CAMORRA families that are closely aligned to the Sicilian Mafia.
BARDELLINO is believed to be in San Paulo, Brazil.The Italians have many associates in South America and are in an excellent position to establish cocaine smugglingroutes similar to what was uncovered during the Pizza Connection Investigation.