Drugs, weapons, racketeering. 26 arrests between Afragola and Casoria

The DDA: conflicts over the drug dealing centers between criminal subgroups of a branch of the Moccia clan

26 people were arrested by the Carabinieri and the police at the end of a joint operation between Afragola and Casoria, province of Naples. Between prison and house arrest, the suspects are accused of mafia-type association, drug trafficking, extortion, robbery and illegal carrying of weapons of war.

The investigations conducted by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate revealed the continuous transformation of the criminal balance in the two municipalities north of Naples, in the Salicelle district as in the neighboring areas, with a clear contrast between various factions of the Sasso-Parziale criminal group, a structure - according to the prosecutors – of the Moccia clan.

Depending on the various changes of regency, due to the numerous arrests over time, different subgroups came into conflict with each other in the management of drug dealing and extortion against entrepreneurs and traders.