The new clan and the attack on the Cesarano: 21 arrests
The investigation into the Buonocore-Matrone that have put the clan active in Castellammare, Pompeii and Scafati in difficulty

The investigations carried out by the Carabinieri of the territorial department of Nocera Inferiore and coordinated by the Dda of Salerno culminated today in the execution of a precautionary custody order against 21 people (13 in prison and 8 under house arrest). According to what was reconstructed by the investigations, the head of the mafia organization was the 47-year-old Giuseppe Buonocore, son-in-law of the historic scafatese boss Francesco Matrone known as "Franchino 'a beast", currently detained at 41 bis. Buonocore, since his release at the end of 2016, would have implemented the reorganization of the clan in order to reacquire the criminal control of the Scafatese territory and the management of illicit business, already in the past the prerogative of the father-in-law. To do so, he would have made use of the previous structure of the Matrone clan and of the consolidated relationships with old allies of his father-in-law: among these, according to the reconstruction of the Dda, there would be 61-year-old Ferdinando Cirillo, who for his criminal "authority" would have provided help in terms consulting, mediation and strategic support.

The investigations made it possible to reconstruct the activities of the clan and the sectors of greatest interest, including arms trafficking, control of the slot machine sector and extortion against economic activities in the area, as well as the violent clash with the clan. Loreto-Ridosso, originally from the same area, and the Cesarano clan, historically rooted in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) but for some time present and influential on the Scafatese criminal scene.