Hunt for the narcos of the Camorra, Raffaele Imperiale is in the sights of the Prosecutor's Office
Alessandro Caracciolo -29 December 2020

Hunt for the narcos of the Camorra, Raffaele Imperiale in the sights of the magistrates. Yesterday the chief prosecutor Giovanni Melillo held a press videoconference after the arrest of the boss Antonio Di Martino . At that time, the head of the Naples Prosecutor's Office also announced the goals of the Prosecutor's Office: “ Imperiale , one of the great drug trafficking brokers worldwide. We discount the defects and limitations of the collaboration provided by the authorities of other states, in particular the United Arab Emirates ”.

WHO IS RAFFAELE IMPERIALE
Imperiale's life seems to come straight out of a Netflix script. Son of a wealthy builder from Castellammare di Stabia. 'Lello Ferrarelle' since he was a boy suffered a flash kidnapping that never completely convinced the investigators who followed the case.

He is barely twenty when he moves to his brother in Amsterdam. Perhaps it is there between the channels that he understands the importance of certain channels. On Dutch soil he was introduced by a Moccia man to Elio Amato ( Raffaele's brother , head of the Scissionists) who introduces himself as Giancarlo and books a load to be sent to Secondigliano.

THE SECONDIGLIANO FAIDA AND THE ROLE OF 'FERRARELLE'
From then on it is the rise of that boy from Castellammare who makes millions thanks to the criminal organization created by Paolo Di Lauro . At the time in the Ciruzzo or 'millionaire clan there were Raffaele Amato, Maurizio Prestieri, Rosario Pariante, Enrico D'Avanzo, Raffaele Abbinante, Gennaro Marino and Antonio Leonardi . Imperiale becomes the referent of Secondigliano which deals directly with the cartels.

So powerful that when the feud breaks out, both the Di Lauro and the Scissionists know well that the outcome of the dispute will be decided on the basis of who chooses 'O Lello. A forecast that materializes when Imperiale continues to supply the 'split' at least until 2008 in its golden hiding in Dubai which still lasts today.