Naples 'divided' between the Secondigliano Alliance and the Mazzarella clan, the map of the neighborhoods
October 3, 2022



A cartel of families and a historic clan pull the ranks of the Camorra through their enormous criminal and economic power. The two 'titans' are the Secondigliano Alliance and the Mazzarella clan who influence the criminal life in the districts of Naples , leaving, however, a limited decision-making power to the groups subjected to them. Recent judicial investigations and law enforcement operations were analyzed in Dia 's latest semi-annual report .

Therefore the two powerful criminal entities directly or indirectly control the districts of Naples . This organizational structure guarantees federated groups a series of advantages and considerably increases their criminal capacity. Precisely the control of one's own territory confers greater power and compactness from a military point of view , above all, in comparison with competing organizations, thus resulting in a greater force of intimidation resulting from belonging to the criminal cartel.

The Contini, Licciardi and Mallardo families are the main components of the Secondigliano Alliance . These clans have become entrepreneurial realities that control a large part of the economic activities of the city: restaurant chains, entire commercial sectors and the service sector.

Instead, the Mazzarella clan, present in the central and eastern area of ??the city, is interested in weaving alliances with criminal groups in Marigliano, San Giorgio a Cremano and Somma Vesuviana , moreover, they try to get their hands on the public contracts of nearby Salerno through the complacency of some public administrators. Without neglecting the extra-Campania expansionist aims that emerged in the recent judicial police operations that have highlighted the interests in recycling activities in the Castelli Romani area carried out through exponents of the ally D'Amico group .

The map of the clans that control the city of Naples is therefore divided into different macro-areas: the one controlled directly by the Secondigliano Alliance including almost the entire city of Naples and a large part of the province; the area attributable to the clans federated with the Alliance and to the groups falling under their control; the one in which the Alliance shares leadership with the Mazzarella clan falling mainly in the center of the city of Naples. There is also an area of ??exclusive hegemony of the Mazzarella clan , namely Portici and San Giorgio a Cremano.

Therefore, the smaller groups remain the protagonists of almost tribal contrasts marked by shootings, explosions of bombs and fires. These violent incidents are conducted to assert their influence in small parts of the territory where they want to impose their control over extortion and drug dealing. Only in a few sporadic cases the murders are directly referable to the most authoritative organizations and in this case they can be framed in the logic of internal purge imposed precisely to protect the delinquent balance and the major interests linked to big business.

In her Report to Parliament, Dia also explained the transformation of the main Camorra cartels into real business holding companies , capable of becoming integral parts of the legal economy supported by personal ties, very often parental, and connivance in large sectors of entrepreneurship and in public administration.

The economic power of the Campania organizations is mainly ensured by drug trafficking.